CORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cord mean? 

• CORD (noun)
  The noun CORD has 4 senses:

1. a line made of twisted fibers or threads

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

3. a light insulated conductor for household use

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

  Familiarity information: CORD used as a noun is uncommon.

• CORD (verb)
  The verb CORD has 2 senses:

1. stack in cords

2. bind or tie with a cord

  Familiarity information: CORD used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A line made of twisted fibers or threads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

the bundle was tied with a cord

Hypernyms ("cord" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cord"):

apron string ((usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist)

wick (any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action)

taper; wick (a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame)

whipcord (closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips)

tie (a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied)

thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)

string (a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket)

string; twine (a lightweight cord)

static line (a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane)

slack (a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely)

sash cord; sash line (a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash)

ripcord (a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend)

ripcord (a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent)

piping (a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems)

agal (a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh)

bowstring (the string of an archer's bow)

catgut; gut (a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)

chenille; chenille cord (a soft tufted cord used in embroidery)

clews (the cords used to suspend a hammock)

clothesline (a cord on which clothes are hung to dry)

fishing line (a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached)

lace; lacing (a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment))

laniard; lanyard (a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle)

laniard; lanyard (a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon)

log line (a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it)

perpendicular; plumb line (a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point)

Derivation:

cord (bind or tie with a cord)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("cord" is a kind of...):

capacity measure; capacity unit; cubage unit; cubature unit; cubic content unit; cubic measure; displacement unit; volume unit (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)

Derivation:

cord (stack in cords)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A light insulated conductor for household use

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cord; electric cord

Hypernyms ("cord" is a kind of...):

conductor (a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cord"):

extension cord (an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord)

power cord (a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cord; corduroy

Hypernyms ("cord" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cord"):

Bedford cord (a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing)

narrow wale (corduroy with narrow ribs)

wide wale (corduroy with wide ribs)

• CORD (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they cord    ... he / she / it cords   
Past simple: corded   
Past participle: corded   
-ing form: cording   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stack in cords

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

cord firewood

Hypernyms (to "cord" is one way to...):

heap; pile; stack (arrange in stacks)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bind or tie with a cord

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cord" is one way to...):

bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

 Context examples 

Most people with brain or spinal cord AVMs have few, if any, major symptoms.

(Arteriovenous Malformations, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

A glial tumor of the brain or spinal cord showing astrocytic differentiation.

(Astrocytic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A tumor that begins in the brain or spinal cord in small, star-shaped cells called astrocytes.

(Astrocytoma, NCI Dictionary)

A delicate fibrous membrane interposed between the dura mater and the pia mater of the brain and spinal cord.

(Arachnoid Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)

The artery that delivers blood to the anterior portion of the spinal cord.

(Anterior Spinal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

It may result from injuries to the vocal cords or may be functional (psychogenic).

(Aphonia, NCI Thesaurus)

A tumor of the brain or spinal cord showing astrocytic differentiation.

(Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm of the brain or spinal cord exhibiting astrocytic differentiation, but in which the malignancy status has not been established.

(Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A medulloblastoma which has spread from its original site to the leptomeninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

(Medulloblastoma with Leptomeningeal Spread, NCI Thesaurus)

The tissue that envelops the brain or spinal cord.

(Membrane of the Brain or Spinal Cord, NCI Thesaurus)