cord
/ˈkoɹd/noun, verb1 syllable
Cord means: a light insulated conductor for household use.
Synonyms for cord6
noun, as in a light insulated conductor for household use
electric cord
noun, as in a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
corduroy
What does cord mean?6
noun
1
a light insulated conductor for household use
2
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
3
a line made of twisted fibers or threads“the bundle was tied with a cord”
4
a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
verb
1
stack in cords“cord firewood”
2
bind or tie with a cord
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with cord?24
Cord in a sentence
- Be careful with the power cord, don't trip over it.Amastan
- Central nervous system consists of brain, cerebellum, medulla oblongata and spinal cord.unknown
- Be careful with the laptop's power cord, don't yank it.Amastan
- An alveolar ejective has voiceless phonation, meaning it is produced without vocal cord vibration.Vanilla
- Thanks to pulling too much on the cord, she's going to let go.weirdie
- After the accident, he suffered a lesion of the spinal cord causing partial paralysis.rul
- Caesar connected the extension cord to his computer so he could chat in bed.DJ_Saidez
- Donald tripped on an electrical cord and almost fell.Amastan
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Forms of cord
as a noun
- plural
- cords
as a verb
- past tense
- corded
- present participle
- cording
- third-person singular
- cords
- past participle
- corded