Thesaurus results for WHIPCORD

whipcord

noun

Definition of whipcord

as in bungee cord

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So by the time Max was 3 years old, he was already plopped into a kid kart inside the speedway’s shipping and receiving warehouse while being pulled around with a bungee cord tied to the front bumper.

— Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Maynard recommends gathering all the dead foliage into a neat bundle using a bungee cord or string.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of bungee cord

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The dying granny, who chops away at her appendage with a prop hatchet, is played by Lee, sporting a silver wig seemingly fashioned of rope.

— Mark Asch, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Men stand on the side of a barge in New York Harbor holding a rope attached to a wooden crate from which Harry Houdini was trying to escape July 7, 1912.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of rope

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Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The deputy made a U-turn and saw the man, who deputies say is 49-year-old Brenton Burke, kneeling under the truck’s steering column and pulling wires, the arrest report states.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of wire

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Inspect the cords on appliances such as toasters, blenders, coffee makers, and electric kettles periodically.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
The pair notices that others can’t make calls, either; a restaurant loses its checkout interface; and everyone is snaking cords around to keep devices charged for the moment when service returns.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

The top of the device has a snap-in lanyard clip, and the back has a reset button and four charging pins that align with the terminals on the charging cradle.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
The lanyard-friendly messenger costs $120 plus a monthly subscription of less than $10.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lanyard

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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

— Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
The flag should never be used for any kind of advertising purposes, and advertising signs should not be fastened to a flag's staff or halyard.

— Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024

Definition of halyard

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