noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɔːd/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈkhɔːd]
General-American:/ˈkɔɹd/
General-American:[ˈkhɔɹd]
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
homophone: chord
homophone: cored (horse–hoarse merger)
homophone: cawed (non-rhotic)
CMU ARPABET:K AO1 R D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
The burglar tied up the victim with a cord.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any quantity of such material when viewed as a mass or commodity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
He looped some cord around his fingers.
cord of spittle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cordage
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electric cord
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conductor
Narrower terms: extension cord, power cord
16
noun
Meaning 16
a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
17
verb
Meaning 17
bind or tie with a cord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tie, bind
18
verb
Meaning 18
stack in cords
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
cord firewood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stack, pile, heap
History
Etymology
From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵherH- (“bowels, intestines”)). Doublet of chord and cuerda. More at yarn and hernia.
Across languages
Translations
183 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
خَيْط
(ḵayṭ)
— length of twisted strands
Arabic:
حَبْل
(ḥabl)
— length of twisted strands
Aromanian:
coardã
— length of twisted strands
Assamese:
জৰী
(zori)
— length of twisted strands
Azerbaijani:
ip
— length of twisted strands
Azerbaijani:
qaytaq
— length of twisted strands
Belarusian:
вяро́ўка
(vjarówka)
— length of twisted strands
Belarusian:
шво́рка
(švórka)
— length of twisted strands
Belarusian:
шнур
(šnur)
— length of twisted strands
Bulgarian:
връв
(vrǎv)
— length of twisted strands
Bulgarian:
кана́п
(kanáp)
— length of twisted strands
Bulgarian:
шнур
(šnur)
— length of twisted strands
Bulgarian:
въже́
(vǎžé)
— length of twisted strands
Catalan:
corda
— length of twisted strands
Catalan:
cordill
— length of twisted strands
Chickasaw:
ishtalakchi'
— length of twisted strands
Chickasaw:
shtalakchi'
— length of twisted strands
Chinese Mandarin:
繩 /绳
(shéng)
— length of twisted strands
Chinese Mandarin:
繩子 /绳子
(shéngzi)
— length of twisted strands
Coptic:
ⲛⲟϩ
(noh)
— length of twisted strands
Crimean Tatar:
şnur
— length of twisted strands
Czech:
provaz
— length of twisted strands
Czech:
šňůra
— length of twisted strands
Dalmatian:
canapial
— length of twisted strands
Dutch:
touw
— length of twisted strands
Dutch:
koord
— length of twisted strands
Dutch:
zeel
— length of twisted strands
Egyptian:
n:U19-nw-w-H-V1
(nwḥ)
— length of twisted strands
Esperanto:
ŝnuro
— length of twisted strands
Finnish:
naru
— length of twisted strands
French:
corde
— length of twisted strands
Galician:
corda
— length of twisted strands
Galician:
bramante
— length of twisted strands
German:
Schnur
— length of twisted strands
German:
Kordel
— length of twisted strands
German:
Strick
— length of twisted strands
Greek:
σχοινί
(schoiní)
— length of twisted strands
Ancient Greek:
σχοινίον
(skhoiníon)
— length of twisted strands
Ancient Greek:
σειρά
(seirá)
— length of twisted strands
Ancient Greek:
θῶμιγξ
(thôminx)
— length of twisted strands
Hindi:
तार
(tār)
— length of twisted strands
Hungarian:
zsinór
— length of twisted strands
Hungarian:
zsineg
— length of twisted strands
Hungarian:
madzag
— length of twisted strands
Hungarian:
spárga
— length of twisted strands
Ingrian:
šnurkka
— length of twisted strands
Irish:
ruóg
— length of twisted strands
Italian:
cordone
— length of twisted strands
Japanese:
縄
(nawa)
— length of twisted strands
Kabuverdianu:
bulina
— length of twisted strands
Korean:
밧줄
(batjul)
— length of twisted strands
Latin:
fūnis
— length of twisted strands
Latin:
restis
— length of twisted strands
Latvian:
virve
— length of twisted strands
Macedonian:
вр́вца
(vŕvca)
— length of twisted strands
Macedonian:
вр́вка
(vŕvka)
— length of twisted strands
Macedonian:
шнур
(šnur)
— length of twisted strands
Macedonian:
га́јтан
(gájtan)
— length of twisted strands
Māori:
kopu
— length of twisted strands
Māori:
taihere
— length of twisted strands
Māori:
kārure
— length of twisted strands
Middle English:
corde
— length of twisted strands
Middle English:
rop
— length of twisted strands
Middle English:
teye
— length of twisted strands
Norwegian Bokmål:
tau
— length of twisted strands
Old English:
sīma
— length of twisted strands
Plautdietsch:
Baunt
— length of twisted strands
Polish:
sznur
— length of twisted strands
Portuguese:
corda
— length of twisted strands
Portuguese:
barbante
— length of twisted strands
Quechua:
anku
— length of twisted strands
Quechua:
watu
— length of twisted strands
Romanian:
cordon
— length of twisted strands
Romanian:
coardă
— length of twisted strands
Russian:
верёвка
(verjóvka)
— length of twisted strands
Russian:
шнур
(šnur)
— length of twisted strands
Scottish Gaelic:
teud
— length of twisted strands
Spanish:
cuerda
— length of twisted strands
Spanish:
cordón
— length of twisted strands
Spanish:
cordel
— length of twisted strands
Spanish:
mecate
— length of twisted strands
Spanish:
libán
— length of twisted strands
Spanish:
laja
— length of twisted strands
Spanish:
cordería
— length of twisted strands
Spanish:
cabuya
— length of twisted strands
Tocharian B:
śerkw
— length of twisted strands
Ottoman Turkish:
ایپ
(ip)
— length of twisted strands
Ottoman Turkish:
خلاط
(halat)
— length of twisted strands
Ottoman Turkish:
طنب
(tunub)
— length of twisted strands
Ottoman Turkish:
ریسمان
(risman)
— length of twisted strands
Ugaritic:
𐎈𐎁𐎍
(ḥbl)
— length of twisted strands
Ukrainian:
шнур
(šnur)
— length of twisted strands
Ukrainian:
моту́зка
(motúzka)
— length of twisted strands
Ukrainian:
вірьо́вка
(virʹóvka)
— length of twisted strands
Ukrainian:
шво́рка
(švórka)
— length of twisted strands
Woiwurrung:
woodol-woodol
— length of twisted strands
Zulu:
intambo
— length of twisted strands
Armenian:
լար
(lar)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Belarusian:
ка́бель
(kábjelʹ)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Belarusian:
шнур
(šnur)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Belarusian:
дрот
(drot)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Belarusian:
про́вад
(próvad)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Bulgarian:
ка́бел
(kábel)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Bulgarian:
шнур
(šnur)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Catalan:
cable
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Chinese Mandarin:
線 /线
(xiàn)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Czech:
šňůra
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Danish:
ledning
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Danish:
kabel
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Danish:
elledning
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Dutch:
kabel
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Esperanto:
ŝnurkonduktilo
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Faroese:
leidningur
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Finnish:
johto
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Finnish:
piuha
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
French:
cordon
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Galician:
cable
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Galician:
cabo
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Georgian:
თოკი
(toḳi)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
German:
Kabel
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
German:
Litze
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
German:
Strippe
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Hindi:
तार
(tār)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Hungarian:
zsinór
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Hungarian:
vezeték
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Hungarian:
kábel
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Hungarian:
huzal
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Hungarian:
drót
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Icelandic:
leiðsla
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Japanese:
線
(sen)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Japanese:
コード
(kōdo)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Khmer:
ខ្សែ
(khsae)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Korean:
선
(seon)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Korean:
코드
(kodeu)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Macedonian:
ка́бел
(kábel)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Macedonian:
шнур
(šnur)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Macedonian:
га́јтан
(gájtan)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Māori:
taura hiko
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Norwegian Bokmål:
ledning
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Polish:
kabel
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Polish:
przewód
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Portuguese:
cabo
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Romanian:
cordon
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Romanian:
cablu
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Russian:
ка́бель
(kábelʹ)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Russian:
шнур
(šnur)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Russian:
про́вод
(próvod)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Scottish Gaelic:
teud-dealain
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Swedish:
sladd
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Swedish:
ledning
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Swedish:
kabel
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Swedish:
tråd
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Thai:
เชือก
(chʉ̂ʉak)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Ukrainian:
ка́бель
(kábelʹ)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Ukrainian:
шнур
(šnur)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Ukrainian:
дріт
(drit)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Ukrainian:
про́від
(próvid)
— wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity
Finnish:
syli
— unit of measurement for firewood
French:
corde
— unit of measurement for firewood
German:
Cord
— unit of measurement for firewood
German:
Klafter
— unit of measurement for firewood
Hungarian:
öl
— unit of measurement for firewood
Māori:
kōri
— unit of measurement for firewood
Plautdietsch:
Klauft
— unit of measurement for firewood
