whipcord vs fabric

whipcord and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whipcord	Yes	No	No	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of whipcord; that is, fabric is a word with a broader meaning than whipcord:

whipcord: a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of whipcord include cloth, material, textile.

whipcord (noun)	fabric (noun)
a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips	the underlying structure