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CABLE Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word cable. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word cable. (close relations)
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cord
nounn
noun

• a line made of twisted fibers or threads

• a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet

• a light insulated conductor for household use

• a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

verb

• stack in cords

• bind or tie with a cord

line
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a formation of people or things one beside another

• a mark that is long relative to its width

• a formation of people or things one behind another

• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

• text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen

• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

• a telephone connection

• acting in conformity

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

• (often plural) a means of communication or access

• a particular kind of product or merchandise

• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress

• a short personal letter

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

verb

• be in line with; form a line along

• cover the interior of

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• mark with lines

• fill plentifully

• reinforce with fabric

wire
verb, nounv, n
noun

• ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

• a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

• the finishing line on a racetrack

• a message transmitted by telegraph

verb

• provide with electrical circuits

• send cables, wires, or telegrams

• fasten with wire

• string on a wire

• equip for use with electricity

conductor
nounn
noun

• the person who leads a musical group

• a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat

• the person who collects fares on a public conveyance

• a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

filament
nounn
noun

• a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

• the stalk of a stamen

• a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

• a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

flex
verbv
noun

• the act of flexing

verb

• contract

• exhibit the strength of

• form a curve

• bend a joint

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

hawser
nounn
noun

• large heavy rope for nautical use

lead
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an advantage held by a competitor in a race

• a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

• mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

• evidence pointing to a possible solution

• a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')

• the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)

• the introductory section of a story

• (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

• an actor who plays a principal role

• (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base

• an indication of potential opportunity

• a news story of major importance

• the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

• restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

• thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

• a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

• the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

verb

• take somebody somewhere

• produce as a result or residue

• tend to or result in

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• cause to undertake a certain action

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• be in charge of

• be ahead of others; be the first

• be conducive to

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• lead, extend, or afford access

• move ahead (of others) in time or space

• cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• preside over

leash
nounn
noun

• restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

• the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

• a figurative restraint

verb

• fasten with a rope

rope
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a strong line

• street names for flunitrazepam

verb

• catch with a lasso

• fasten with a rope

strand
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

• a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

• line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

• a necklace made by stringing objects together

• a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

• a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

verb

• leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

• drive (a vessel) ashore

• bring to the ground

string
nounn
noun

• a lightweight cord

• stringed instruments that are played with a bow

• a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket

• a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

• a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)

• a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening

• a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)

• (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop

• a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand

• a necklace made by stringing objects together

verb

• thread on or as if on a string

• add as if on a string

• move or come along

• stretch out or arrange like a string

• string together; tie or fasten with a string

• remove the stringy parts of

• provide with strings

thread
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

• any long object resembling a thin line

• the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together

• the raised helical rib going around a screw

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• pass a thread through

• remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

• pass through or into

• thread on or as if on a string

cablegram
nounn
noun

• a telegram sent abroad

cable length
nounn
noun

• a nautical unit of depth

cable television
nounn
noun

• television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver

• a television system that transmits over cables

telegraph
nounn
noun

• apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

verb

• send cables, wires, or telegrams

cable system
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a television system that transmits over cables

cable television service
nounn
noun

• a television system that transmits over cables

cable's length
nounn
noun

• a nautical unit of depth

Best Hypernyms For CABLE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cable, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
television conductor fasten fix rope secure telecasting telecommunicate telegram video wire
Phrases (3)
linear measurelinear unittelevision system
Abbreviations (1)
tv

Alternatives for CORD

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