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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

also used for cord

cable, twine, cordage, flex

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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

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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