noun🔗ShareThick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line."Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers."materialnauticalutilityitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn individual length of such material."The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes."materialnauticalutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA cohesive strand of something."The duchess wore a rope of pearls to the soirée."materialnauticalutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA continuous stream."The rope of traffic stretched for miles, slowing everyone down. "materialutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA hard line drive."He hit a rope past third and into the corner."sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand."The pottery class used ropes of clay to create intricate designs on the bowls. "materialsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character."The programmer used a rope data structure to store the long student names in the database. "computingstructuretechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second."The astronomer calculated the distance to the nearest star in ropes. "unitspaceastronomymythologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(jewelry) A necklace of at least 1 meter in length."My grandmother wore a beautiful rope of pearls to the school play. "appearancestyleitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage."The construction worker used a thick rope to secure the heavy beam. "materialnauticalutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA unit of length equal to 20 feet."The construction workers measured the length of the new support beam using a rope, which was 10 ropes long. "unitnauticalsailingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol."The party guest slipped the rope into her drink without anyone noticing. "medicinesubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation."The doctor explained that the man's low sperm count could affect the volume of his rope. "sexbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(in the plural) The small intestines."the ropes of birds"anatomyorganbodyphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo tie (something) with rope."The robber roped the victims."nauticalactionutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something)."The cowboy roped the calf."actiontechnologynauticalsportmilitaryagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread."The weaver carefully ropeded the flax fibers into a strong thread for the new tapestry. "materialtechnicalprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo commit suicide."My life is a mess; I might as well rope."actionmindhumansufferingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading