S: (n) lanyard, laniard (a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon)
S: (n) log line (a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it)
S: (n) piping (a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems)
S: (n) plumb line, perpendicular (a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point)
S: (n) slack (a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely) "he took up the slack"
S: (n) static line (a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane)
S: (n) pile, nap (the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave) "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
S: (n) tie (a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied) "he needed a tie for the packages"
S: (n) drawstring, drawing string, string (a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening) "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"