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CORD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A line made of twisted fibers or threads

Example:

the bundle was tied with a cord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cord" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cord"):

wick (any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action)

taper; wick (a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame)

whipcord (closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips)

tie (a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied)

thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)

string (a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket)

string; twine (a lightweight cord)

static line (a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane)

slack (a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely)

sash cord; sash line (a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash)

ripcord (a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend)

ripcord (a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent)

perpendicular; plumb line (a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point)

agal (a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh)

apron string ((usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist)

bowstring (the string of an archer's bow)

catgut; gut (a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)

chenille; chenille cord (a soft tufted cord used in embroidery)

clews (the cords used to suspend a hammock)

clothesline (a cord on which clothes are hung to dry)

fishing line (a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached)

lace; lacing (a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment))

laniard; lanyard (a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle)

laniard; lanyard (a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon)

log line (a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it)

piping (a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems)

Derivation:

cord (bind or tie with a cord)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

Synonyms:

cord; corduroy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cord" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cord"):

Bedford cord (a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing)

narrow wale (corduroy with narrow ribs)

wide wale (corduroy with wide ribs)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A light insulated conductor for household use

Synonyms:

cord; electric cord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cord" is a kind of...):

conductor (a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cord"):

extension cord (an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord)

power cord (a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("cord" is a kind of...):

capacity measure; capacity unit; cubage unit; cubature unit; cubic content unit; cubic measure; displacement unit; volume unit (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)

Derivation:

cord (stack in cords)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bind or tie with a cord

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cord" is one way to...):

bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Stack in cords

Example:

cord firewood

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cord" is one way to...):

heap; pile; stack (arrange in stacks)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cord (a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A benign tumor occurring in the meninges, which surround the brain and spinal cord.

(Benign Neoplasm of the Meninges, NCI Thesaurus)

Baclofen relaxes muscles by blocking certain nerve receptors in the spinal cord.

(Baclofen, NCI Dictionary)

A proprietary system for recovery of stem-cell rich fractions from human umbilical cord blood and volume reduction of blood components.

(AXP AutoXpress Platform, NCI Thesaurus)

The backbone encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord.

(Backbone, NCI Dictionary)

A fissure in the midline of the anterior surface of the spinal cord.

(Anterior Median Fissure of the Spinal Cord, NCI Thesaurus)

Motor neurons in the anterior (ventral) horn of the spinal cord which project to skeletal muscles.

(Anterior Horn Cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

AFM affects the spinal cord and is characterized by the sudden onset of muscle weakness in one or more limbs.

(Enterovirus antibodies detected in acute flaccid myelitis patients, National Institutes of Health)

Previous research suggests that when we prepare to speak out loud, our brain creates a copy of the instructions that are sent to our lips, mouth and vocal cords.

(Talking to Ourselves And Voices in Our Heads, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

RRMS is a progressive autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord.

(Stem cell transplants may halt progression of multiple sclerosis, NIH)

Spider-like cells inside the brain, spinal cord and eye hunt for invaders, capturing and then devouring them.

(In blinding eye disease, trash-collecting cells go awry, accelerate damage, NIH)