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Noun cord has 4 senses
- cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
--1 is a kind of line
--1 has particulars: | agal; apron string, apron strings; bowstring; catgut, gut; chenille; clews; clothesline; fishing line; lace, lacing; lanyard, laniard; lanyard, laniard; log line; piping; plumb line, perpendicular; ripcord; ripcord; sash cord, sash line; slack; static line; string, twine; string; thread, yarn; tie; whipcord; wick, taper; wick |
- cord - a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
--2 is a kind of volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
- cord, electric cord - a light insulated conductor for household use
--3 is a kind of conductor
--3 has particulars: extension cord; power cord
- cord, corduroy - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
--4 is a kind of fabric, cloth, material, textile
--4 has particulars: Bedford cord; narrow wale; wide wale
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