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cord

/kɔːd/
noun
  1. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

  2. A straight line between two points of a curve.

  3. A horizontal member of a truss.

noun
  1. 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."

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

Synonymscable, twine, cable, flex
verb
  1. To furnish with cords

  2. To tie or fasten with cords

  3. To flatten a book during binding

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