chord

chord is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The string of a musical instrument. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The string of a musical instrument.
2. noun. A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.
3. noun. A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.
4. noun. A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
5. noun. The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.
6. transitive verb. To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
7. intransitive verb. To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.
8. noun. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
9. noun. a straight line connecting two points on a curve
10. verb. bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

    Synonyms: harmonise, harmonize

11. verb. play chords on (a string instrument)

Synonyms

harmonise, harmonize

Common word forms

chords, chordal, chorded, chording

Words from these letters

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