cord
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
Electricity. a small, flexible, insulated cable.
a ribbed fabric, especially corduroy.
a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth.
any influence that binds or restrains: cord of marriage.
Anatomy. a cordlike structure: the spinal cord;umbilical cord.
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). Abbreviation: cd, cd.
a hangman's rope.
to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.
to pile or stack up (wood) in cords.
to furnish with a cord.
Origin of cord
1Other words from cord
- corder, noun
- cordlike, adjective
Words that may be confused with cord
- chord, cord , cored
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How to use cord in a sentence
CD Global Strategies reported earning $30,000 for the Burkina Faso work and $100,000 for assisting Togo.
An African Dictatorship’s Friend in D.C. | Center for Public Integrity | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis cd be the kind of thing where somebody has to resign [and] take the rap.
How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations | Malcolm Byrne | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the private “chapel” reportedly gives its newlyweds a conservative Christian CD with hetero-reinforcing marriage sermons.
Refusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples Isn’t Religious Freedom, It’s Just Discrimination | Sally Kohn | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI own a CD, have heard it, and have read the libretto three or four times.
Rudy Giuliani: Why I Protested ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ | Rudy Giuliani | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the wake, Maria parked the wheelchair next to the coffin, the CD player in the seat as if he were ready to roll.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won | Michael Daly | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Now put ef under cd and ij, and over ab and kl; then put gh over cd and ij, and under kl and ab.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. MillerA groove was turned in the tubing B in the center, and as a final operation a parting tool was used on the line CD.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousI reckon I cd move de hull house if I had time enough, an as fer de horsehuh!
Three Little Women | Gabrielle E. JacksonIf it is shorter than cd and yet is infinite, one infinite is shorter than another infinite, which is also impossible.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikHence CD is termed the virtual slope or hydraulic gradient of the pipe.
British Dictionary definitions for cord
/ (kɔːd) /
string or thin rope made of several twisted strands
a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc, sewn on clothing or used as a belt
a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy
any influence that binds or restrains
US and Canadian a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): flex
anatomy any part resembling a string or rope: the spinal cord
a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet
to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
to stack (wood) in cords
Origin of cord
1Derived forms of cord
- corder, noun
- cordlike, adjective
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