cord /körd/

1. A small rope or thick string
2. A part of the body resembling a cord (eg spinal cord, umbilical cord)
3. A measure of cut wood (128 cu ft), orig determined by use of a cord or string
4. A raised rib on cloth
5. Ribbed cloth, esp corduroy (also adjective)
6. (in pl) corduroy trousers
7. A string crossing the back of a book in binding
8. A flex for an electrical apparatus

1. To supply with a cord
2. To bind with a cord

cordˈage noun

1. A quantity of cords or ropes, such as the rigging of a ship, etc
2. A quantity of wood measured in cords

cordecˈtomy noun

Surgical removal of a vocal cord

cordˈed adjective

1. Fastened with cords
2. Wound about with cords (heraldry)
3. Ribbed
4. (of wood) piled in cords

cordˈing noun

1. The act of binding
2. Cordage

cordˈite noun

A cordlike smokeless explosive

cordˈless adjective

1. (of an electrical device) operating without a flex
2. Battery-powered

cordocentēˈsis noun (medicine)

The removal of a sample of fetal blood from the umbilical vein by inserting a hollow needle through the wall of the pregnant woman's abdomen

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