cord Definition
cord (kôrd)
noun
- a thick string or thin rope
- any force acting as a tie or bond
Etymology: from use of a cord in measuring
a measure of wood cut for fuel, equal to 128 cubic feet (3.6 m), as arranged in a pile 8 feet (2.4 m) long, 4 feet (1.2 m) high, and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide- a rib on the surface of a fabric
- cloth with a ribbed surface; corduroy
- corduroy trousers
- Anat. any part resembling a cord the spinal cord, vocal cords, umbilical cord
- Elec. a slender, flexible, insulated electrical cable, as one fitted at one end with an electrical plug to connect a lamp to an outlet
Etymology: ME & OFr corde < L chorda < Gr chordē, catgut, chord, cord < IE base *gher-, intestine > yarn
transitive verb
- to fasten, connect, or provide with a cord or cords
- to stack (wood) in cords
cord Synonyms
cord
n.
Twine
A tendon
sinew, ligament, vinculum, thew, umbilical cord, vocal cord, spinal cord, connective tissue, tie; see also muscle.
cord Usage Examples
Converse of object
- unplug: Unplug the power cord from the back of the printer.
- sever: Miles ought to be renamed Whispering Death, a tantalizing vision of severed vocal cords and whiplash obscenities.
- elasticate: It's a flying disk with the addition of an elasticated cord attached to the center.
- detonate: Bob then took over to film the writer charging the holes with detonating cord.
- ravel: Knit 6 rows WY, 1 row of ravel cord or crochet thread, then start using your main yarn.
- plait: Wide range of antique and reproduction phones, plus plaited cords.
Adjective modifier
- spinal: Spinal cord pathways The spinal cord can be broadly divided into two systems.
- umbilical: Cells isolated from the umbilical cord of the newborn injected into rats repaired brain injuries by becoming brain cells [ 7 ] .
- vocal: Patients can also lose their vocal cords, used to produce speech sounds.
- spermatic: Visser A J, Heyns C F. Testicular function after torsion of the spermatic cord.
- knotted: The people will go back to using knotted cords for keeping accounts.
Modifies a noun
- thong: Approx 3 " long - presented on a cord thong approx.
- blood: We got the cord blood easily about 100 ml.
- injury: The precise nature of a spinal cord injury can vary from person to person.
- compression: It can usefully be applied to cases of suspected spinal cord compression which often results from spinal tumors or from slipped disks.
Noun used with modifier
- bungee: THE TEST A length of bungee cord was attached to the waist of the test diver.
- nylon: You turn the machine off and inspect the nylon cord underneath.
- sash: With new sash cords, parting bead, staff bead, weights, pins, sealant, draft proofing materials etc in one pack.
- umbilical: Careful not to pull on the navels, I cut the dried umbilical cords of all four kittens at an inch length.
- sync: Manual exposure is provided for D - SLR's using a Sea and Sea Nikonos type sync cord.

