cord
US: /ˈkɔɹd/
UK: /kˈɔːd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
cord /kɔ:d/- danh từ
- dây thừng nhỏ
- (giải phẫu) dây
- vocal cords: dây thanh âm
- spinal cord: dây sống
- đường sọc nối (ở vải)
- nhung kẻ
- (số nhiều) quần nhung kẻ
- (nghĩa bóng) mối ràng buộc, mối thắt buộc
- the cords of discipline: những cái thắt buộc của kỷ luật
- coóc (đơn vị đo củi bằng 3, 63 m3)
- ngoại động từ
- buộc bằng dây thừng nhỏ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U, C] strong thick string or thin rope; a piece of this: a piece / length of cord + picture cord (= used for hanging pictures) + a silk bag tied with a gold cord
2 [C, U] (especially AmE) = FLEX: an electrical cord + telephone cord
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3 [U] = CORDUROY: a cord jacket
4 (cords) (also old-fashioned corduroys) [pl.] trousers/pants made of CORDUROY: a pair of cords
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Thesaurus dictionary
n.
string, line, twine; rope:
Tie the cord around the parcel twice.
Collocation
ADJ.
thick, thin | strong | elastic, nylon, silk | gold
a silk bag tied with a gold cord
| dressing-gown, picture | nerve, spinal, vocal
(see also
umbilical cord)
QUANT.
length, piece
You need a piece of thick cord about two metres long.
VERB + CORD
pull | knot, tie (sth with)
He knotted the cord of his dressing-gown.
| undo, untie
Concise dictionary
cords|corded|cordingkɔːdnoun
+a line made of twisted fibers or threads
+a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
+a light insulated conductor for household use
+a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
verb
+stack in cords
+bind or tie with a cord
