Explore further
Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
Abaca
noun · 78% connection
The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Cable
noun · 78% connection
A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Carl
noun · 78% connection
Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Ceroon
noun · 78% connection
A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Cnida
noun · 78% connection
One of the peculiar stinging, cells found in Coelenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Cowcatxjer
noun · 78% connection
A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Daddy longlegs
unknown · 78% connection
A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slende…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Earth
verb · 78% connection
To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Grist
noun · 78% connection
In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Guy
noun · 78% connection
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Halter
noun · 78% connection
A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Herd
noun · 78% connection
A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or fa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Hitch
noun · 78% connection
A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timbe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Hook
noun · 78% connection
A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Hyalonema
noun · 78% connection
A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Involucrum
noun · 78% connection
A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in the Siphonophora.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Ladder
verb · 78% connection
A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
Lassoed
imp. & p. p. · 78% connection
of Lasso
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, slender, rope, hemp, strips.
