cord

[Cord]

A cord is a thin rope made of strands of twisted material. You might tie a package with a cord or wear a black cord hung with a silver charm around your neck.

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A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

Noun
a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"

Noun
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

Noun
a light insulated conductor for household use

Noun
a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet

Verb
bind or tie with a cord

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Verb
stack in cords; "cord firewood"

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; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity.

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. t.
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. t.
To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

imp. & p. p.
of Core

Cord

Cord , n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr. ; cf. intestines, L. haruspex soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g'94rn, pl. garnir gut, and E. yarn. Cf. Chord, Yarn.] 1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together. 2. 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. 3. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity.

The knots that tangle human creeds, The wounding cords that bind and strain The heart until it bleeds.

4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal. 5. (Mus.) See Chord. [Obs.] Cord wood, wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet (when of full measure).

Cord

Cord (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Corded; p. pr. & vb. n. Cording.] 1. 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. 2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

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.

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Usage Examples

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Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.