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cord
a small rope; trousers made of corduroy
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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. See Usage Note at chord1.
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 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 Pants made of corduroy.
8. 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 khordē; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.]
cord′er n.
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cord
(kɔːd)n
1. (Textiles) string or thin rope made of several twisted strands
2. (Textiles) a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc, sewn on clothing or used as a belt
3. (Textiles) a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy
4. any influence that binds or restrains
5. (Electrical Engineering) US and Canadian a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): flex
6. (Anatomy) anatomy any part resembling a string or rope: the spinal cord.
7. (Units) a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet
vb (tr)
8. to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
9. (Forestry) to stack (wood) in cords
[C13: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda cord, from Greek khordē; see chord1]
ˈcorder n
ˈcordˌlike adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
cord
(kɔrd)n.
1. a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
2. a small, flexible, insulated electrical cable.
3. a ribbed fabric, esp. corduroy.
4. a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth.
5. cords, clothing, as trousers, of corded fabric, esp. corduroy.
6. any influence that binds or restrains.
7. a cordlike structure: the spinal cord.
8. a unit of volume used chiefly for fuel wood, now generally equal to 128 cubic feet (3.6 cubic meters), usu. specified as 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high (2.4 m x 1.2 m x 1.2 m). Abbr.: cd, cd.
v.t. 9. to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.
10. to pile or stack up (wood) in cords.
11. to furnish with a cord.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French corde < Latin chorda < Greek chordḗ gut; confused in part of its history with chord1]
cord′er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
cord
- An amount of wood containing 128 cubic feet (4x4x8 feet); the name comes from the old practice of measuring a stack of firewood with a cord of a certain length. To cord is to stack or put up wood in cords.See also related terms for measuring.
cord
, chord - Cord comes from Greek khorde, "gut, string of a musical instrument," and chord is a refashioning of cord.See also related terms for musical instrument.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
chord
– cordThese words are both pronounced /kɔːd/.
1. 'chord'
A chord is a number of musical notes played or sung together to produce a pleasant sound.
He played some random chords.
2. 'cord'
Cord is strong, thick string. A cord is a piece of this string.
She tied a cord around her box.
A cord is also a length of wire covered with plastic which connects a piece of electrical equipment to an electricity supply.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
cord
Past participle: corded
Gerund: cording
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cord
1. A ceremonial cord made from silk, other natural material or nylon, used by some modern witches.
2. A unit of dry volume, especially used for timber. Equal to 128 ft3.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Cord
1. A measure of volume used primarily to measure the quantity of firewood. Legally, a cord is a stack eight feet long by four feet high by four feet deep. However, a cord was often considered to be a stack eight feet long, four feet high, and as deep as the length of the sticks of firewood, although that is a dictionary definition of a Rick. A Cord-foot is oneeighth cord or a stack four feet high, four feet long, and one foot deep. Often, even if the wood was not intended for sale, it would be initially stacked and measured as it was cut in order to judge when there was enough to last the winter.
2. A front-wheel drive automobile made from 1929–1937 by the Auburn Automobile Company of Auburn, Indiana.
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| 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 |
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cord
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
الحَبْل الشّوكي، النُّخـاعقَطيفَـه مٌضلَّـعـه، قيطـانكابِل، حَبْل صَغـيـرمَرَسَـه، حَـبْـل
šňůrahlasivkykabelmanšestrmícha
=-båndfløjlledninglinerygsøjle
johtonaru
fonalkordzsinór
mænamjór kaîall; svert snærirafmagnssnúrarifflaî flauel
belaidisbevielislaidassmegenysšpagatas
auklabalss saitesmuguras smadzenessaitevads
cordon
menčesteršpagát
vrv
cord
[kɔːd]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cord
[ˈkɔːrd] n
(= string) → corde f
modif (= corduroy) [trousers, jacket] → de velours côtelé cords
npl (= trousers) → pantalon m de velours côtelé
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cord
(koːd) noun1. (a piece of) thin rope or thick string. The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.
2. a string-like part of the body. the spinal cord; the vocal cords.
3. a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance. the cord of his electric razor.
4. a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this. a pair of cords.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
cord
n. cordón, cuerda, cordel;
spinal ___ → ___ espinal;
umbilical ___ → ___ umbilical.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
cord
n cordón m, cuerda; spinal — médula espinal; umbilical — cordón umbilical; vocal — cuerda vocalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.