Cord

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A slender length of flexible material usually made of twisted strands or fibers and used to bind, tie, connect, or support.
  • n. An insulated flexible electric wire fitted with a plug or plugs.
  • n. A hangman's rope.
  • n. An influence, feeling, or force that binds or restrains; a bond or tie.
  • n. Anatomy A long ropelike structure, such as a nerve or tendon: a spinal cord.
  • n. A raised rib on the surface of cloth.
  • n. A fabric or cloth with such ribs.
  • n. Trousers made of corduroy.
  • n. 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).
  • v. To fasten or bind with a cord: corded the stack of old newspapers and placed them in the recycling bin.
  • v. To furnish with a cord.
  • v. To pile (wood) in cords.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
  • n. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
  • n. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 x 4 x 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
  • n. See cords.
  • n. Common misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
  • v. To furnish with cords
  • v. To tie or fasten with cords
  • v. To flatten a book during binding
  • v. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
  • n. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line.
  • n. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement.
  • n. Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.
  • n. See Chord.
  • v. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.
  • v. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A string or small rope composed of several strands of thread or vegetable fiber, twisted or woven together.
  • n. Something resembling a cord in form or function.
  • n. A quantity of firewood or other material, originally measured with a cord or line; a pile containing 128 cubic feet, or a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet high, and 4 feet broad.
  • n. A measure of length in several countries.
  • n. A measure of land. In Brittany it was 73.6 English square yards.
  • n. Figuratively, any influence which binds, restrains, draws, etc.: a frequent use of the term in Scripture: as, the cords of the wicked (Ps. cxxix. 4); the cords of his sins (Prov. v. 22); cords of vanity (Isa. v. 18); the cords of a man —that is, the bands or influence of love (Hos. xi. 4).
  • n. A strong ribbed fustian; corduroy.
  • n. In fancy weaving, the interval between two vertical lines of the design.
  • To bind with cord or rope; fasten with cords: as, to cord a trunk.
  • To pile up, as wood or other material, for measurement and sale by the cord.
  • In bookbinding, to tie (a book) firmly between two boards until it is dry, so as to insure perfect smoothness in the cover.
  • To accord; harmonize; agree.
  • n. An imperfection on the surface of glass. See cordy.
  • To become hard and cord-like: noting a condition occasionally encountered in the blood-vessels.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a light insulated conductor for household use
  • n. a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
  • v. bind or tie with a cord
  • n. a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
  • v. stack in cords
  • n. a line made of twisted fibers or threads
  • Verb Form
    corded    cordes    cording    cords   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    string    rope    band    bond    rib    bowstring    genital cord    gubernacular cord    vocal cords    stigmatal cord   
    Variant
    spermatic    spinal    umbilical    vocal    chord   
    Form
    corded    cording   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    enticement    braid    funicle    cordon    gimp    guimp    twist    string    twine    cable   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ford    Lord    Verwoerd    Ward    abhorred    aboard    accord    adored    afford    award   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rope    wire    thread    string    cloth    ribbon    belt    chain    rod    glove