Cord (noun)

  1. A long, thin, and flexible rope or string made of twisted fibers.
  2. A unit of measurement for firewood, usually equal to a stack 4 feet high, 8 feet long and 4 feet wide.
  3. A bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.

Origin:

From middle english corde, from old english cord, from proto-germanic *kurtaz ("cord, rope"), from proto-indo-european *(s)ker- ("to turn, ben.d")

Examples:

  1. He tied the boat to the dock with a cord.
  2. She bought a cord of wood for the winter.
  3. The spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body.
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