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Definitions for Cord

[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). Abbreviation : cd, cd.
[8] a hangman's rope.
[9] to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.
[10] to pile or stack up (wood) in cords.
[11] to furnish with a cord.
[12] string or thin rope made of several twisted strands
[13] a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc, sewn on clothing or used as a belt
[14] a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy
[15] any influence that binds or restrains
[16] US and Canadian a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): flex
[17] anatomy any part resembling a string or rope the spinal cord
[18] a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet
[19] to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
[20] to stack (wood) in cords

Words related to Cord

twine, fiber, string, tendon, connection, link, tie, line, bond, cordage

Words nearby Cord

corbusier, corbusier, le, corby, corcovado, corcyra, cord, cord blood, cord cutter, cord foot, cord grass, cord of tympanum

Origin of Cord

1250–1300; Middle English coord(e ) < Anglo-French, Old French corde < Latin chorda < Greek chordḗ gut; confused in part of its history with chord1

Words that may be confused with Cord

chord, cord, cored.

Other words from Cord

cord·er , noun
cord·like , adjective

Word origin for Cord

C13: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda cord, from Greek khordē; see chord 1

Synonyms for Cord

fiber, string, twine, bond, connection, cordage, line, link, tendon, tie