English > cord: 6 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A line made of twisted fibers or threads. |
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| Example | "the bundle was tied with a cord" |
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| Narrower | agal | A cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh |
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| apron string | (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist |
| bowstring | The string of an archer's bow |
| catgut, gut | A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery |
| chenille, chenille cord | A soft tufted cord used in embroidery |
| clews | The cords used to suspend a hammock |
| clothesline | A cord on which clothes are hung to dry |
| fishing line | A length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
| lace, lacing | A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) |
| lanyard, laniard | A cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle |
| lanyard, laniard | A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon |
| log line | A knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it |
| piping | A thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems |
| plumb line, perpendicular | A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity |
| ripcord | A cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent |
| ripcord | A cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend |
| sash cord, sash line | A strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash |
| slack | A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely |
| static line | A cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute |
| string, twine | A lightweight cord |
| string | A tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed |
| thread, yarn | A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving |
| tie | A cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied |
| whipcord | Closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips |
| wick, taper | A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame |
| wick | Any piece of cord that conveys liquid / liquid by capillary action |
| Broader | line | Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible |
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| Spanish | cable, cordel, cordón, cuerda, hilo |
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| Catalan | corda, cordill |
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| Verbs | cord | bind or tie with a cord |
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