cord Definition

cord
noun

1. A thin rope or string consisting of several separate strands twisted together.

Thesaurus: rope, twine, string, fibre, cordage.
2. anatomy.
Any long flexible structure resembling this.
Example: spinal cord
Example: umbilical cord
(N Amer)
3. The cable of an electrical appliance.
4. A ribbed fabric, especially corduroy.
5. Corduroy trousers.

Form: cords
6. A unit for measuring the volume of cut wood, equal to 128 cubic ft. (3.63 m3)

verb

corded, cording
1. To bind with a cord.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin chorda, from Greek chorde string.