cord

CEFRB2

/kɔɹd/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A long, thin, flexible material used for tying or connecting.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.

Examples

  • Central nervous system consists of brain, cerebellum, medulla oblongata and spinal cord.

  • He connected the cord to the machine.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any quantity of such material when viewed as a mass or commodity.

  2. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).

  3. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.

More examples

In context

  • The father was the one who cut the cord.

  • He looped some cord around his fingers.

  • The burglar tied up the victim with a cord.

Synonyms

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He tied the package with a strong blank to keep it secure.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“bowels, intestines”)). Doublet of chord and cuerda. More at yarn and hernia.