| 单词 | cord |
| 释义 | cord (once / 336 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv 4n A cord is a thin rope made of strands of twisted material. You might tie a package with a cord or wear a black cord hung with a silver charm around your neck. Clothing can be decorated with pieces of cord or feature a cord tied like a belt around the waist. Another kind of cord is the electrical kind, which is usually made of plastic. Firewood is measured in units that are also called cords, each one about 128 cubic feet. This type of cord got its name in the 17th century from the way the wood was measured: by tying a length of cord around it. WORD FAMILYcord: corded, cording, cordless, cords USAGE EXAMPLESHe said doctors told him he compressed his spinal cord. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “The younger audience is not watching TV … they are cutting the cord,” Andrew Orci said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) She scoured the internet for information about stillbirths and pinched umbilical cords - the culprit in her son’s death. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a line made of twisted fibers or threads the bundle was tied with a cord Hypo|Hyper agal a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh apron string(usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist bowstringthe string of an archer's bow catgut, guta strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery chenille, chenille corda soft tufted cord used in embroidery clewsthe cords used to suspend a hammock clotheslinea cord on which clothes are hung to dry fishing linea length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached lace, lacinga cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) laniard, lanyarda cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle laniard, lanyarda cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon log linea knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it pipinga thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems perpendicular, plumb linea cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point ripcorda cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent ripcorda 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 linea strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash slacka cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely static linea cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane string, twinea lightweight cord stringa tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed thread, yarna fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving tiea cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied whipcordclosely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips taper, wicka loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame wickany piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action bootlacea long lace for fastening boots candlewickthe wick of a candle chalk line, snap line, snaplinea chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface cottonthread made of cotton fibers dental floss, flossa soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth drawing string, drawstring, stringa tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening flossa soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery hand line, handlinea fishing line managed principally by hand Lastexyarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads lead line, sounding line(nautical) plumb line for determining depth ligaturethread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) metallica yarn made partly or entirely of metal night-linea fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night packthreada strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages nap, pilethe yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave plumb rulea plumb line attached to a narrow board purlgold or silver wire thread shoe lace, shoe string, shoelace, shoestringa lace used for fastening shoes snarestrings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit suturethread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together tinsela thread with glittering metal foil attached setline, spiller, trawl, trawl line, trotlinea long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) warpyarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof filling, pick, weft, woofthe yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving worsted, worsted yarna tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool line something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible 2v bind or tie with a cord 2Hyper bind, tie fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord n a light insulated conductor for household use 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper electric cord extension cord an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord power corda cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance conductor a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. 1n a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet Hyper capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit a unit of measurement of volume or capacity 2v stack in cords 4cord firewood Hyper heap, pile, stack arrange in stacks n a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton Syn|Hypo|Hyper corduroy Bedford cord a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing narrow walecorduroy with narrow ribs wide walecorduroy with wide ribs cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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