different between wires vs cord
wires
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /wa??z/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wa??z/
Noun
wires
- plural of wire
Verb
wires
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wire
See also
- cords
Anagrams
- Rewis, Wiser, swire, weirs, wiers, wiser, wries
wires From the web:
- what wires go to the starter solenoid
- what wires go to ignition switch
- what wires go where on alternator
- what wires are needed for nest thermostat
- what wires go where on an outlet
- what wires have copper in them
- what wires go together on a ceiling fan
- what wires are hot
cord
English
Etymology
From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Doric Ancient Greek ????? (khordá, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”) (compare Ionic ????? (khord?), from Proto-Indo-European *??er- (“bowel”)). More at yarn and hernia.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k??d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??d/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d
- Homophones: chord, cored (in accents with the horse-hoarse merger), cawed (in non-rhotic accents)
Noun
cord (countable and uncountable, plural cords)
- A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a 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.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- Every detail of the house and garden was familiar; a thousand cords of memory and affection drew him thither; but a stronger counter-motive prevailed.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
- Dated form of chord: musical sense.
- Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
Synonyms
- (length of twisted strands): cable, twine
- (wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity): cable, flex
- See also Thesaurus:string
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
cord (third-person singular simple present cords, present participle cording, simple past and past participle corded)
- 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.
Middle English
Noun
cord
- Alternative form of corde
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cor, cordis.
Noun
cord n (plural corduri)
- (anatomy) heart
- Synonym: inim?
Declension
Related terms
- cordial
cord From the web:
- what cord comes with iphone 12
- what cord charges ps4 controller
- what cordless tool batteries are interchangeable
- what cords come with ps4
- what cord comes with iphone 11
- what cords can i get for graduation
- what cords does netherite spawn
- what cord connects two monitors
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- wires vs cord
- wires vs rspca
- wives vs wires
- mires vs wires
- custom vs immigration
- say vs custom
- custom vs customizable
- custom vs traditions
- clothing vs custom
- custom vs concept
- protocol vs custom
- homestead vs court
- homestead vs village
- homestead vs abode
- homestead vs ranch
- homestead vs curtilage
- estate vs homestead
- household vs homestead
- homestead vs knoll
- homestead vs villa