| cord | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads.; "the bundle was tied with a cord" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ line | something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible.; "a washing line" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ plumb line, perpendicular | 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. |
| ~ ripcord | a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ sash cord, sash line | a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash. |
| ~ slack | a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely.; "he took up the slack" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ string, twine | a lightweight cord. |
| ~ string | a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed. |
| ~ thread, yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. |
| ~ tie | a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied.; "he needed a tie for the packages" |
| ~ whipcord | closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips. |
| ~ wick, taper | a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame. |
| ~ wick | any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action.; "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. cord | a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cord, electric cord | a light insulated conductor for household use. |
| ~ conductor | a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. cord, corduroy | a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton. |
| ~ bedford cord | a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| ~ narrow wale | corduroy with narrow ribs. |
| ~ wide wale | corduroy with wide ribs. |
| v. (contact) | 5. cord | stack in cords.; "cord firewood" |
| ~ pile, heap, stack | arrange in stacks.; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" |
| v. (contact) | 6. cord | bind or tie with a cord. |
| ~ tie, bind | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
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