cord
[noun]
Synonyms: rope, line, string, twine

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I. cord¹ /kɔːd $ kɔːrd/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: corde, from Latin chorda 'string', from Greek chorde]

1. [uncountable and countable] a piece of thick string or thin rope:
The robe was held at the waist by a cord.
He pulled explosives and some tangled cord from his bag.

2. cords [plural] trousers made from a thick strong cotton cloth with thin raised lines on it

3. [uncountable and countable] an electrical wire or wires with a protective covering, usually for connecting electrical equipment to the supply of electricity:
the phone cord
an extension cord

4. [countable] American English a specific quantity of wood cut for burning in a fire:
We use three cords of wood in a winter.
⇒ cut the cord at cut¹(40), ⇒ communication cord, spinal cord, umbilical cord, vocal cords

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II. cord² adjective
cord clothes are made from corduroy:
green cord trousers

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cord
noun
ADJ. thick, thin | strong | elastic, nylon, silk | gold a silk bag tied with a gold cord
dressing-gown, picture | nerve, spinal, vocal (see also umbilical cord)
QUANT. length, piece You need a piece of thick cord about two metres long.
VERB + CORD pull | knot, tie (sth with) He knotted the cord of his dressing-gown.
undo, untie

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