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cord
[ kawrd ]
noun
- 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). : 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.
cord
/ ɔː /
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
- a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)flex
- anatomy any part resembling a string or rope
the spinal cord
- a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet
verb
- to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
- to stack (wood) in cords
Derived Forms
- ˈǰ, noun
- ˈǰˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ǰİ noun
- ǰl adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cord1
Example Sentences
Prof Wilcox said Ms Davis had achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder which results in dwarfism, that was "complicated by spinal cord compression".
Okula said he cut Crew’s umbilical cord and the doctor let him know Hailey was doing great and he could wait for her in the next room with the baby.
A woman who did not realise she was pregnant has described giving birth alone at the beauty parlour where she worked before cutting her baby's umbilical cord with eyebrow scissors.
“It had no direct source of power. It was like an extension cord sitting on your floor, not connected to the wall.”
The progressive neurodegenerative disease destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that are needed to walk, talk, swallow and — eventually — breathe, according to the ALS Assn.
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