Thesaurus: cord

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1. n. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
2. n. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line.
3. n. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity.
4. n. Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.
5. n. See Chord.
6. v. t. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.
7. v. t. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
8. imp. & p. p. of Core
9. n. a line made of twisted fibers or threads
10. n. a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
11. n. a light insulated conductor for household use
12. n. a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton