<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.</li><li>a small, flexible, insulated cable (Electricity).</li><li>a ribbed fabric, especially corduroy.</li><li>a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth.</li><li>any influence that binds or restrains: cord of marriage.</li><li>a cordlike structure: the spinal cord; umbilical cord.</li><li>a unit of volume used chiefly for fuel wood, now generally equal to 128 cu. ft. (3.6 cu. m), usually specified as 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high (2.4 m × 1.2 m × 1.2 meters).</li><li>a hangman's rope.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.</li><li>to pile or stack up (wood) in cords.</li><li>to furnish with a cord.</li></ul>