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| cords | |
| 1. n. plural of cord |  |
| 2. n. (informal) Corduroys. | |
| cord | |
| 1. n. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (qualifier) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity. | |
| The burglar tied up the victim with a cord. | |
| He looped some cord around his fingers. | |
| 2. n. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum clean | |
| 3. n. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a | |
| 4. n. (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord. | |
| 5. n. (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve. | |
| spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords | |
| 6. n. (dated form of chord): musical sense. | |
| 7. n. (misspelling of chord): a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing. | |
| 8. v. To furnish with cords | |
| 9. v. To tie or fasten with cords | |
| 10. v. To flatten a book during binding | |
| 11. v. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord. | |
