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A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).

Any quantity of such material when viewed as a mass or commodity. +

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.

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.

(figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.

(anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.

To furnish with cords

To tie or fasten with cords

To flatten a book during binding

To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.