noun Download 🔗Share A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. Examples : "The pianist played beautiful chords during the school concert. " music sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A straight line between two points of a curve. Examples : "The tightrope walker used chalk to mark cords between points on the swaying rope to help her balance. " math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A horizontal member of a truss. Examples : "The weight of the roof is distributed along the cords of the bridge's truss, ensuring its stability. " architecture part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow. Examples : "To ensure the model aircraft flies correctly, the student pilot carefully measured the wing's cords at several points along its span. " technical vehicle science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech. Examples : "The sailmaker carefully checked the cords, ensuring they were straight and even to optimize the sail's shape. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P. Examples : "The software documentation explains how to use cords like "Ctrl+K, then E" to quickly erase text. " computing technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The string of a musical instrument. Examples : "The violinist carefully tuned the cords of her violin before the concert. " music part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cord. Examples : "Definition of Cords: Several flexible lengths of twisted or woven material (such as string or rope). Sentence: "The electrician used strong cords to tie the wires together safely." " material thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle. Examples : "Imagine a circular route of city streets; the cords are the shortcuts that cut across the inner area of that route, connecting two points on the circle without following the main loop. " math computing structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "He looped some cord around his fingers." material item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Please consider what could be understood in an international setting. Here's a simple, clear sentence: "Be careful not to trip over the cords behind the television." " electronics technology utility device electric machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "We ordered two cords of firewood to keep the house warm all winter. " material unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord. Examples : "The young artist felt the strong cords of inspiration pulling her back to her sketchbook every free moment she had. " mind action society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve. Examples : "spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords" anatomy physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To furnish with cords Examples : "The volunteers corded the packages with colorful twine before shipping them out. " material utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tie or fasten with cords Examples : "The movers cords the furniture together to protect it during transport. " action utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To flatten a book during binding Examples : "The bookbinder uses a heavy press to cords the newly sewn pages before attaching the cover. " technical writing industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord. Examples : "After cutting down the dead tree, the farmer began to cord the firewood near the barn to see how much he had. " agriculture material work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Corduroys. Examples : "My dad loves wearing his brown cords in the fall. " material wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading