name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
cords
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kɔːdz/
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General-American: /kɔɹdz/
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homophone: chords
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dz
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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of cord
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
Corduroys.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, plural, plural-only
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verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of cord
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 5
cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: corduroys
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trouser, pant
History
Etymology
A variant spelling of Cordes, or an Americanized form of German Kordts.
Etymology tree English cord Middle English -es English -s English cords From cord + -s.
Shortening of corduroys
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: cordería — Translations