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Definitions for Cords

[1] (used with a plural verb ) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
[2] a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
[3] Electricity . a small, flexible, insulated cable.
[4] a ribbed fabric, especially corduroy.
[5] a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth.
[6] any influence that binds or restrains: cord of marriage.
[7] Anatomy . a cordlike structure: the spinal cord; umbilical cord.
[8] 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.
[9] a hangman's rope.
[10] to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.
[11] to pile or stack up (wood) in cords.
[12] to furnish with a cord.
[13] trousers, esp jeans, made of corduroy
[14] string or thin rope made of several twisted strands
[15] a length of woven or twisted strands of silk, etc, sewn on clothing or used as a belt
[16] a ribbed fabric, esp corduroy
[17] any influence that binds or restrains
[18] US and Canadian a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): flex
[19] anatomy any part resembling a string or rope the spinal cord
[20] a unit of volume for measuring cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet
[21] to bind or furnish with a cord or cords
[22] to stack (wood) in cords

Words related to Cords

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

Words nearby Cords

cordonnet, cordopexy, cordotomy, cordova, cordovan, cords, corduroy, corduroy road, corduroys, cordwain, cordwainer

Origin of Cords

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 Cords

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, cordchord, cord, cored.

Other words from Cords

cord·er , noun
cord·like , adjective

Word origin for Cords

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

Synonyms for Cords

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