1 [U,C] strong thick string or thin rope; a piece of this:
a piece / length of cord * picture cord (= used for hanging pictures) * a silk bag tied with a gold cord
2 [C,U] (especially AmE) = FLEX:
an electrical cord * telephone cord
seealsoCORDLESS
3 [U] = CORDUROY:
a cord jacket
4 (cords) (also old-fashioned corduroys) [pl.] trousers/pants made of CORDUROY:
a pair of cords
seealsoSPINALCORD, UMBILICALCORD, VOCALCORDS
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for cord is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is cord a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, cord is tagged as noun.
Does cord appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — cord appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
