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cord

[ kawrd ]

noun

  1. a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
  2. Electricity. a small, flexible, insulated cable.
  3. a ribbed fabric, especially corduroy.
  4. a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth.
  5. any influence that binds or restrains:

    cord of marriage.

  6. Anatomy. a cordlike structure:

    the spinal cord;

    umbilical cord.

  7. a unit of volume used chiefly for fuel wood, now generally equal to 128 cu. ft. (3.6 cu. m), usually specified as 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high (2.4 m × 1.2 m × 1.2 meters). : cd, cd.
  8. a hangman's rope.


verb (used with object)

  1. to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.
  2. to pile or stack up (wood) in cords.
  3. to furnish with a cord.

cord

/ kɔːd /

noun

  1. string or thin rope made of several twisted strands
  2. a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc, sewn on clothing or used as a belt
  3. a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy
  4. any influence that binds or restrains
  5. a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)flex
  6. anatomy any part resembling a string or rope

    the spinal cord

  7. a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
  2. to stack (wood) in cords
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈcorder, noun
  • ˈcordˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • corder noun
  • cordlike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cord1

1250–1300; Middle English coord ( e ) < Anglo-French, Old French corde < Latin chorda < Greek chordḗ gut; confused in part of its history with chord 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cord1

C13: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda cord, from Greek khordē; see chord 1
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Example Sentences

The firm claims that the prototype's supposedly functional dashboard display was powered by an extension cord snaking up from under the stage.

Drivers will have to find places to charge their vehicles, which is trickier than fueling up at a gas station, especially if you don’t live in a place where you can just run an extension cord from your house out to your car.

Yet retinoic acid signaling was thought to be essential for making a brain, nerve cord and other vital features.

Musk said he wants to eventually conduct a clinical trial on people who suffer from tetraplegia, a type of paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries.

From Fortune

An attached USB cord and charging cable will allow you to charge your phone on the go, but again, you’ll need to buy the battery pack separately.

The popular snack has also struck a cord with Paleo dieters, according to Lewis.

They hold signs depicting a fetus with a hanging umbilical cord.

He carried an extension cord in case he needed to recharge at one of his emergency spots.

She tried, says Schreiber, “to cut the umbilical cord to her parents mainly by way of entrance into high culture.”

Some doctors speculate they are generated in the spinal cord.

Strange to say, the silken cord yielded to the first pull, as if nothing had been wrong with it at all!

"You spoke of disgrace," she observed gently, swaying her fan before her by its silken cord.

He turned his cool regard upon Chief Inspector Kerry, twirling the cord of his monocle about one finger.

Stop and try a ride, Billy, urged Lance Darby, holding the cord of the tugging kite.

Taking the scissors from Violet's workbag, she cut the laundry bag carefully into two pieces, saving the cord for a clothesline.

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