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cord noun ( ROPE/WIRE )
/kɔːd/
/kɔːrd/ n Definition
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[C or U] (a length of) rope or string made of twisted threadsWhere's the cord that ties back the curtains?
Have you got some cord that I can tie this parcel up with?
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[C or U] (UK also flex) a piece of wire covered in plastic, used to connect electrical equipment to a power supplyan extension cord
a telephone cord
(Definition of cord noun (ROPE/WIRE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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