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Meaning of 'cord' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cord [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Core
2 . Cord [ n.]
- A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
- A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line.
- Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity.
- Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.
- See Chord.
3 . Cord [ v. t.]
- To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.
- To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Meaning of 'cord' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cord [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a line made of twisted fibers or threads
Example in sentence:
  • the bundle was tied with a cord
2 . cord [ v]
Meaning (2):
- stack in cords
Example in sentence:
  • cord firewood

Nearby Words:

cor cor- cor/niculate cora coracle coracoid corage coral coral fish coral-rag

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