| 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 (k  rd) 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. [Middle English, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Greek khord  ; see gher - in Indo-European roots.]cord  er n. |
cord [kɔːd]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) string or thin rope made of several twisted strands
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc., sewn on clothing or used as a belt
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy
4. any influence that binds or restrains
5. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) the US and Canadian name for flex [1]
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any part resembling a string or rope the spinal cord
7. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet
vb (tr)
1. to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) to stack (wood) in cords
[from Old French corde, from Latin chorda cord, from Greek khordē; see chord1]
corder n
cordlike adj
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 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) 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 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 - 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 useconductor - 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 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" |
| 2. | cord - bind or tie with a cord |
cord
Translations
cord [kɔːd]
cord [ˈkɔːrd]
n
(= string) → corde f
modif (= corduroy) [trousers, jacket] → de velours côtelé cords
npl (= trousers) → pantalon m de velours côtelé
cord [kɔːd] n
cord [kɔːd] n
b. (fabric) → velluto a coste cords npl (trousers) → calzoni mpl di velluto a coste
cord [kɔːd] n
b. (fabric) → velluto a coste cords npl (trousers) → calzoni mpl di velluto a coste
n cord [koːd]
1 (a piece of) thin rope or thick string The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord. tou مَرَسَـه، حَـبْـل въже šňůra snor; line die Schnur κορδόνι cuerda nöör, köis بند؛ طناب نازک nuora, köysi corde חוּט עָבֶה रस्सी, डोरी konopac kötél tali mjór kaðall; svert snæri corda ひも 끈 virvelė, špagatas virve; aukla tali pintal koord snor, snøre, bånd sznur corda sfoară; frânghie верёвка špagát vrv kanap rep, snöre, lina เชือก; สาย ip, sicim 細繩 вірьовка; шнур ڈورى، طناب dây thừng nhỏ 细绳
2 a string-like part of the body the spinal cord; the vocal cords. rugstring, ruggraat; stembande الحَبْل الشّوكي، النُّخـاع анат. връзка mícha; hlasivky rygsøjle; -bånd das Band χορδή espina (dorsal); cuerda (vocal) seljakeelik, häälepaelad تار؛ ریسمان مانند selkäydin, jänne moëlle épinière; corde (vocale) מֵיתָר जीव के शरीर में डोरी जैसी आकृति वाली वस्तु kičmena moždina szál urat-urat dalam tubuh mæna midollo (spinale); corda (vocale) 索状組織 코드, 대(帶) (nugaros) smegenys, styga balss saites saraf tunjang streng -bånd, (rygg)marg rdzeń, więzadło, struna corda coardă (vocală); măduva spinării спинной мозг;связка miecha; hlasivky hrbtenjača; glasilke žica []märg, []band ส่วนของร่างกายที่มีรูปร่างคล้ายเชือก tel 人體內索狀部位 зв'язка طناب 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. koord كابِل، حَبْل صَغـيـر шнур šňůra, kabel ledning die Leitungsschnur καλώδιο cable juhe سیم johto fil חוּט חַשמַל बिजली का तार kabel zsinór kabel rafmagnssnúra filo コード 전기 코드 laidas vads kord snoer ledning, kabel sznur fio fir шнур šnúra žica gajtan sladd สายไฟ kordon, kablo (電器的)電線 шнур بجلى سے چلنے والی چیزوں میں لگا هوا تار dây 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. koordferweel قَطيفَـه مٌضلَّـعـه، قيطـان рипс manšestr fløjl der Kordstoff κοτλέ pana pesusamet, pesusametpüksid مخمل کبریتی vakosametti, vakosamettihousut (pantalons en) velours côtelé קוֹרדרוֹי एक तरह का कपड़ा rebrasta kord tkanina kord jenis kain rifflað flauel velluto a coste コールテン 코르덴 velvetas, velvetinės kelnės velvets; velveta bikses korduroi ribfluweel kordfløyel sztruks veludo cotelé (pantalon de) catifea raiată вельвет(овые брюки) menčester rebrasti žamet; žametaste hlače somotske pantalone manchester ผ้าสักหลาดที่เป็นริ้ว fitilli kadife 燈芯絨；燈芯絨褲 вельвет; вельветові штани ايک قسم كا مخملى كپڑا nhung kẻ 灯芯绒类纺织品，灯芯绒裤
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