Cord

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔː(r)d/

Homophones

• cawed (in non-rhotic accents), chord, cored

Noun

cord (countable except where indicated; plural cords)

1. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted strands of fiber/fibre, for example rope; (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.

   The burglar tied up the householder with a cord.

   He looped some cord around his fingers.

2. A collection of wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity.
3. A unit of measurement used for firewood .
4. (in plural cords) See cords.

Synonyms

• (length of twisted strands): cable, rope, string, twine
• (wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity): cable, flex

Translations

length of twisted strands

wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity

unit of measurement for firewood

• Defined as a stack of firewood measuring 4 feet x 4 feet by 8 feet, or 128 cubic feet.