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cord

[kawrd]

noun

  1. a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.

  2. Electricity.a small, flexible, insulated cable.

  3. a ribbed fabric, especially corduroy.

  4. a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth.

  5. any influence that binds or restrains.

    cord of marriage.

  6. Anatomy.a cordlike structure.

    the spinal cord;

    umbilical cord.

  7. 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). cd, cd.

  8. a hangman's rope.



verb (used with object)

  1. to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.

  2. to pile or stack up (wood) in cords.

  3. to furnish with a cord.

cord

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. string or thin rope made of several twisted strands

  2. a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc, sewn on clothing or used as a belt

  3. a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy

  4. any influence that binds or restrains

  5. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): flex.a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains

  6. anatomy any part resembling a string or rope

    the spinal cord

  7. a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to bind or furnish with a cord or cords

  2. to stack (wood) in cords

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • corder noun
  • cordlike adjective
  • ˈǰ noun
  • ˈǰˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cord1

1250–1300; Middle English coord ( e ) < Anglo-French, Old French corde < Latin chorda < Greek ǰḗ gut; confused in part of its history with chord 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cord1

C13: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda cord, from Greek ǰŧ; see chord 1
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As people continue to cut the cord and viewership of traditional broadcast television declines — taking with it valuable ad dollars — companies are reallocating resources to their streaming platforms.

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“So all these tables and chairs are movable, and there are cord rails hanging up from the ceiling, so they can get access to power in any configuration they might need,” she said.

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They communicate with the brain through the bloodstream and the vagus nerve, which runs through the throat and vocal cords and connects the gut and brain.

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Surgeons removed her thyroid gland but did not fully eradicate the cancer, which had spread to her vocal cords, the paper said.

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The attack left Mr Kohli with three broken ribs and other fractures, but Mr Sandhu KC said the fatal injury was to his spinal cord, caused by a spine fracture.

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