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.
verb (used with object)
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
1250–1300; Middle English coord(e) <Anglo-French, Old French corde<Latin chorda<Greek chordḗ gut; confused in part of its history with chord1
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The length of the cord that connects a user's equipment should not be relevant.
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Reluctantly, the stewardess fetches the cord, and Willie finishes lashing the vintage Gibsons into position.
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Today consumers react by cutting the cord and switching to cheaper alternatives.
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At the mouth of the sack was a fortunate piece of cord, threaded through a circle of ragged holes.
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But he noticed the cord and gently untied it, so that the boy slept on undisturbed.
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String the pieces of cord through a ring, taking care that the ends are of the same length.
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He thought of ways by which he might cut the cord, but it seemed hopeless.
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Miss Lombard advanced and placed her hand on a cord hidden behind the velvet curtain.
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British Dictionary definitions for cord
cord
/ (kɔːd) /
noun
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 Canadiana flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mainsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): flex
anatomyany part resembling a string or ropethe spinal cord
a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet
verb(tr)
to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
to stack (wood) in cords
Derived forms of cord
corder, nouncordlike, adjective
Word Origin for cord
C13: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda cord, from Greek khordē; see chord1