cord

🇺🇸 /kɔːrd/ 🇬🇧 /kɔːd/
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noun
R

strong thick string or thin rope

I need a cord to tie this box.

R

wire covered with plastic for carrying electricity

The cord for the lamp is too short.

R

body part that looks like a cord

The doctor cut the cord after the baby was born.

R

strong cotton cloth with raised lines for clothes

She wore a cord skirt to the party.

R

trousers made of corduroy fabric

He bought new cords for winter.

translation

n. strong thick string or thin rope; wire covered with plastic for carrying electricity; body part that looks like a cord; strong cotton cloth with raised lines for clothes; trousers made of corduroy fabric

Word Forms

Plural cords