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cord  (kôrd)

n.

1. A slender length of flexible material usually made of twisted strands or fibers and used to bind, tie, connect, or support.

2. An insulated flexible electric wire fitted with a plug or plugs.

3. A hangman's rope.

4. An influence, feeling, or force that binds or restrains; a bond or tie.

5. also chord also (krd) Anatomy A long ropelike structure, such as a nerve or tendon: a spinal cord.

6.

a. A raised rib on the surface of cloth.

b. A fabric or cloth with such ribs.

7. cords Trousers made of corduroy.

8. Abbr. cd. A unit of quantity for cut fuel wood, equal to a stack measuring 4 × 4 × 8 feet or 128 cubic feet (3.62 cubic meters).

tr.v. cord·ed, cord·ing, cords

1. To fasten or bind with a cord: corded the stack of old newspapers and placed them in the recycling bin.

2. To furnish with a cord.

3. To pile (wood) in cords.

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[Middle English, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Greek khord; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]

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corder n.

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cord

Noun

1. string or thin rope made of twisted strands

2. Anat a structure in the body resembling a rope: the vocal cords

3. a ribbed fabric like corduroy

4. US, Canad, Austral & NZ an electrical flex

5. a unit for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet

Adjective

(of fabric) ribbed

See also cords [Greek khordē]

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Cord a string composed of strands which are woven or twisted together, a central idea or link that strings things together; a measure of cut wood, stone, or rock.

Examples: cords of discipline, 1883; of friendship, 1535; of poorness, 1382; of rock, 1882; of stone, 1703; of wood, 1616.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" agal - a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh apron string - (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist bowstring - the string of an archer's bow catgut, gut - a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery chenille, chenille cord - a soft tufted cord used in embroidery clews - the cords used to suspend a hammock clothesline - a cord on which clothes are hung to dry fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached lace, lacing - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) laniard, lanyard - a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle laniard, lanyard - a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" log line - a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it piping - a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems 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 ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend sash cord, sash line - a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash slack - a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack" 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 string, twine - a lightweight cord string - a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving tie - a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages" whipcord - closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips wick, taper - a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame wick - any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action; "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"
	2.	cord - a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
	3.	cord - a light insulated conductor for household use electric cord conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. extension cord - an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord power cord - a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance
	4.	cord - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton corduroy Bedford cord - a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" narrow wale - corduroy with narrow ribs wide wale - corduroy with wide ribs
Verb	1.	cord - stack in cords; "cord firewood" pile, stack, heap - arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
	2.	cord - bind or tie with a cord tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

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cord

noun rope, line, string, twine

Translations

cord [kɔːd] n → cuerda;

(ELEC) → cable m;

(fabric) → pana;

cords npl (trousers) → pantalones mpl de pana

cord [kɔːd] n → corde f (= fabric); velours côtelé; whipcord m; corde f;

(Elec) → cordon m (d'alimentation), fil m (électrique);

cords npl (= trousers) → pantalon m de velours côtelé

cord [kɔːd] n → Schnur f;

(string) → Kordel f;

(Elec) → Kabel nt, Schnur f;

(fabric) → Cord(samt) m;

cords npl (trousers) → Cordhosen pl

cord [kɔːd] n → corda;

(ELEC) → filo;

(fabric) → velluto a coste;

cords npl (trousers) → calzoni mpl (di velluto) a coste

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cord

n cord [koːd]

1 (a piece of) thin rope or thick string The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.touمَرَسَـه، حَـبْـلвъжеšňůrasnor; linedie Schnurκορδόνιcuerdanöör, köisبند؛ طناب نازکnuora, köysicordeחוּט עָבֶהरस्सी, डोरीkonopackötéltalimjór kaðall; svert snæricordaひも(가는) 밧줄; 끈virvelė, špagatasvirve; auklatali pintalkoordsnor, snøre, båndsznurcordasfoară; frânghieверёвкаšpagátvrvkanaprep, snöre, linaเชือก; สายip, sicim細繩вірьовка; шнурڈورى، طنابdây thừng nhỏ细绳

2 a string-like part of the body the spinal cord; the vocal cords.rugstring, ruggraat; stembandeالحَبْل الشّوكي، النُّخـاعанат. връзкаmícha; hlasivkyrygsøjle; -bånddas Bandχορδήespina (dorsal); cuerda (vocal)seljakeelik, häälepaeladتار؛ ریسمان مانندselkäydin, jännemoëlle épinière; corde (vocale)מֵיתָרजीव के शरीर में डोरी जैसी आकृति वाली वस्तुkičmena moždinaszálurat-urat dalam tubuhmænamidollo (spinale); corda (vocale)索状組織인대(nugaros) smegenys, stygabalss saitessaraf tunjangstreng-bånd, (rygg)margrdzeń, więzadło, strunacordacoardă (vocală); măduva spinăriiспинной мозг;связкаmiecha; hlasivkyhrbtenjača; glasilkežica[]märg, []bandส่วนของร่างกายที่มีรูปร่างคล้ายเชือกtel索狀組織зв'язкаطناب نما جسمانى عضو، ري‍ڑھ کی ہ‍ڈی(giải phẫu) dây索状组织

3 a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance the cord of his electric razor.koordكابِل، حَبْل صَغـيـرшнурšňůra, kabelledningdie Leitungsschnurκαλώδιοcablejuheسیمjohtofilחוּט חַשמַלबिजली का तारkabelzsinórkabelrafmagnssnúrafiloコード(전기) 코드laidasvadskordsnoerledning, kabelsznurfiofirшнурšnúražicagajtansladdสายไฟkordon, kablo(電器的)電線шнурبجلى س‍ے چلن‍ے والی چیزوں می‍ں لگا هوا تارdây nguồn điện［电器的］电线

4 a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this a pair of cords.koordferweelقَطيفَـه مٌضلَّـعـه، قيطـانрипсmanšestrfløjlder Kordstoffκοτλέpanapesusamet, pesusametpüksidمخمل کبریتیvakosametti, vakosamettihousut(pantalons en) velours côteléקוֹרדרוֹיएक तरह का कपड़ाrebrasta kord tkaninakordjenis kainrifflað flauelvelluto a costeコールテン골지게 짠 천; 코르덴 바지velvetas, velvetinės kelnėsvelvets; velveta bikseskorduroiribfluweelkordfløyelsztruksveludo cotelé(pantalon de) catifea raiatăвельвет(овые брюки)menčesterrebrasti žamet; žametaste hlačesomotske pantalonemanchesterผ้าสักหลาดที่เป็นริ้วfitilli kadife燈芯絨類紡織品；燈芯絨褲вельвет; вельветові штаниايک قسم كا مخملى كپ‍ڑاnhung kẻ灯芯绒类纺织品，灯芯绒裤