cord
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- noun
- /kɔrd/
:
cordón
- Roni unwound herself from the phone cord, stretched, and pulled the bag of groceries inside the door.
It had this tight white plastic cord around the can and the can was freezing cold.
- It had this tight white plastic cord around the can and the can was freezing cold.
Examples
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It's an old mains-powered model, and its mains cord dangles off the shelf of the closet.
Fiction book (1992) -
I dust it and cleaned all these cords and vacuumed underneath all this.
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- Do you wanna cut the cord, Dad?
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So this cord has to somehow come out of here.
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- What's with the cut cord?
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Have to be careful not to cut through the cords, though.
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And that cord just snapped.
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Oh, and the cord stores nicely in this little compartment.
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His straw hat, blown back and held by its cord, flapped at his ear.
Fiction book (1990) -
She used a long cord to secure the package tightly.
Synonyms
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A thick strong cord made by twisting fibers used for tying or pulling
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A thin cord used to tie or fasten things
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A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together
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A thin string of fibers used for sewing clothes
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1.0
A thin string used to tie a shoe
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4.8
A strong stretchy cord used to hold things or for jumping from high places
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1.0
A thin cord used to tie shoes by pulling it through holes
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3.2
A thin strong string used for tying things
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3.7
A cord in clothing or a bag you pull to make the opening smaller
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3.7
An elastic rope with hooks that holds things in place, like luggage
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1.1
A thin cord that you tie to keep a shoe on
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5.3
A rope or cord used to tie objects together, for example on a boat
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8.7
A soft velvety cord people use for embroidery and trimming fabric
A thin string used to tie packages and food
A strong, tightly twisted rope used to make parts of a whip or strong laces
A soft, velvety cord used for embroidery and crafts
A string on a musical instrument often mentioned in old texts
Idioms
- Informal
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6.8
To become independent from parents and make your own decisions
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A bundle of nerves inside the spine that sends messages between the brain and the body
- Specialized
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3.0
A long tube that connects a baby to its mother before birth and carries food and oxygen
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2.5
A cable with a plug and sockets that lets you use electric devices farther from an outlet
- Specialized
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4.5
Blood taken from the cord that joins a baby to its mother after birth for medical use
- Specialized
1
8.9
An upper fold of tissue in the throat that does not make sound
- Specialized
1
5.6
A thin piece of tissue in the throat that vibrates to make the voice
- Specialized
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4.1
Damage to the small parts of the throat that make sound when you speak
- Specialized
A strong heavy fabric with raised ribs like corduroy used for clothes and furniture covering
- Specialized
A lower fold of tissue in the throat that makes sound when air passes between the two
- Specialized
A strong cord that connects a window's sliding part to a weight so the window moves up and down
- Jargon
A decorative braided cord worn on one shoulder with a military or formal uniform
- Specialized
A tube that holds a testis in the scrotum and contains the tube that carries sperm, blood vessels and nerves
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cord comes from an old word chordē meaning 'string', the same root as chord in music where strings make sound. So a cord is like a strong piece of string you use for tying or connecting things.