Cords
/kɔːdz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Cords
noun
- A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- A straight line between two points of a curve.
- A horizontal member of a truss.
- The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
- An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
noun
- A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
"He looped some cord around his fingers."
- 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 cleaner), or other appliance.
- 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 stack four feet high by eight feet long.
- Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
- Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
"spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords"
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