cordcord /kɔrd/ ●●○ S3 noun 1
[countable, uncountable] an electrical wire or wires with a protective covering, usually for connecting electrical equipment to the supply of electricity: The phone cord is all tangled. I’ll need an extension cord for the Christmas tree lights.2cords [plural] informal pants made from corduroy3[countable, uncountable] a piece of thick string or thin rope: Her glasses hung around her neck on a cord.4[countable] a specific quantity of wood cut for burning in a fire: Three cords of wood should last us all winter. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French corde, from Latin chorda string, from Greek chorde] → see also cordless, cut the cord at cut1 (39), spinal cord, umbilical cord, vocal cordsSPELLING: cord, chord• These two words are pronounced the same way but they have different meanings and different spellings.• Use cord to talk about the electrical wire for connecting electrical equipment, such as televisions and telephones: The black cord goes to the DVD player. Cord is also used to talk about a thick string or thin rope: The cords for the blinds are all tangled.• Use chord to talk about a combination of musical notes that are played at the same time: How can you be in a band if you can only play one chord?
[countable, uncountable] an electrical wire or wires with a protective covering, usually for connecting electrical equipment to the supply of electricity: The phone cord is all tangled. I’ll need an extension cord for the Christmas tree lights.2cords [plural] informal pants made from corduroy3[countable, uncountable] a piece of thick string or thin rope: Her glasses hung around her neck on a cord.4[countable] a specific quantity of wood cut for burning in a fire: Three cords of wood should last us all winter. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French corde, from Latin chorda string, from Greek chorde] → see also cordless, cut the cord at cut1 (39), spinal cord, umbilical cord, vocal cordsSPELLING: cord, chord• These two words are pronounced the same way but they have different meanings and different spellings.• Use cord to talk about the electrical wire for connecting electrical equipment, such as televisions and telephones: The black cord goes to the DVD player. Cord is also used to talk about a thick string or thin rope: The cords for the blinds are all tangled.• Use chord to talk about a combination of musical notes that are played at the same time: How can you be in a band if you can only play one chord?