cord

  • 41Cord — Recorded in many spelling forms including: Cord, Corde, Corday, Cordey, Cordier, Cordelet, Cordel, Cordeau, Cordeux, and Cordie, this is a surname of French origins of which it has two. The first is an occupational name for a maker of cord or… …

    Surnames reference

  • 42cord — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. string, rope, band, bond, twine; tendon; cable. See filament, connection. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Twine] Syn. string, cordage, fiber; see rope . 2. [A tendon] Syn. sinew, ligament, vinculum, thew,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 43cord — [13] Cord ‘string’ and chord ‘straight line’ were originally the same word. They go back to Greek khordé ‘string’, which came into English via Latin chorda and Old French corde. In English it was originally written cord, a spelling which included …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44cord — [13] Cord ‘string’ and chord ‘straight line’ were originally the same word. They go back to Greek khordé ‘string’, which came into English via Latin chorda and Old French corde. In English it was originally written cord, a spelling which included …

    Word origins

  • 45cord — n. a communication (BE), emergency (AE); electric (AE; BE has flex); extension; spinal; umbilical cord * * * [kɔːd] extension spinal umbilical cord emergency (AE) electric (AE; BE has flex) a communic …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46Cord —   A measure of volume, 4 by 4 by 8 feet, used to define amounts of stacked wood available for use as fuel. Burned, a cord of wood produces about 5 million calories of energy.   California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms   ***   A… …

    Energy terms

  • 47cord — noun a two foot cotton cord Syn: string, thread, thong, lace, ribbon, strap, tape, tie, line, rope, cable, wire, ligature; twine, yarn; braid, braiding; elastic, bungee (cord) …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 48cord — /kɔd / (say kawd) noun 1. a string or small rope composed of several strands twisted or woven together. 2. flex. 3. a hangman s rope. 4. Anatomy a cordlike structure: the spinal cord. 5. a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth. 6. a ribbed fabric …

  • 49Cord — der Cord, e (Mittelstufe) Stoff aus Baumwolle, der Rippen hat und sehr strapazierfähig ist Beispiel: Ich trage gerne Hosen aus Cord …

    Extremes Deutsch

  • 50Cord — Core Core, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cord} (k?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coring}.] 1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple. [1913 Webster] He s like a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out. Marston. [1913 Webster] 2. To …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English