cord

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

2. 2noun

   A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line.

3. 3noun

   Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity.

4. 4noun

   Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.

5. 5noun

   See Chord.

6. 6transitive verb

   To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.

7. 7transitive verb

   To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

8. 8past tense & past participle

   of Core

9. 9noun

   a line made of twisted fibers or threads

   "the bundle was tied with a cord"

10. 10noun

    a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

    Synonyms

    corduroy
11. 11noun

    a light insulated conductor for household use

12. 12noun

    a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet

13. 13verb

    bind or tie with a cord

14. 14verb

    stack in cords

    "cord firewood"