cord
/kɔːd/noun
उच्चारण कॉर्ड
डोरी, तार
Core word
- 1
[C, U]
strong thick string or thin rope; a piece of wire covered with plastic, used for carrying electricity; a part of the body that is long and thin like a cord
डोरी, तार
- spinal cord
- umbilical cord
- He tied the parcel with a piece of strong cord.
+ 2 more examples
- Please pull the cord to open the curtains.
- Pack the charger cord carefully, or it may get damaged.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cord (string or rope)
A cord is strong thick string or thin rope. It can be countable or uncountable.
Cord मज़बूत मोटी डोरी या पतली रस्सी है। यह countable या uncountable हो सकती है।
- He tied the parcel with a cord.
- She cut a length of cord.
cord (electrical)
In AmE, a cord is a wire covered with plastic for carrying electricity to an appliance. British English says 'flex' or 'lead'.
AmE में cord बिजली ले जाने वाला प्लास्टिक चढ़ा तार है। British English में 'flex' या 'lead' कहते हैं।
- The cord of the iron is damaged.
- Plug the extension cord into the socket.
spinal cord / umbilical cord / vocal cords
Body parts use cord: the spinal cord, the umbilical cord, the vocal cords. These are fixed science terms.
शरीर के अंगों में cord आता है: spinal cord, umbilical cord, vocal cords। ये तय वैज्ञानिक शब्द हैं।
- The spinal cord carries messages to the brain.
- Singers train their vocal cords.
cord vs chord (look-alike)
'Cord' is a string; 'chord' is a group of musical notes or a straight line in a circle. They sound the same.
'Cord' डोरी है; 'chord' संगीत के स्वरों का समूह या वृत्त की जीवा है। दोनों का उच्चारण एक जैसा है।
- The guitarist played a chord; the cord held his strap.
cord in compounds
Compounds: cord-cutting (giving up cable TV), cordless, corduroy (a ribbed cloth) and cordage (ropes in general).
संयुक्त शब्द: cord-cutting (केबल टीवी छोड़ना), cordless, corduroy (धारीदार कपड़ा) और cordage (सभी रस्सियाँ)।
- More people are cord-cutting and watching films online.
+Collocations 5
type + cord
spinalumbilicalvocalextensionpower
- The doctor examined the baby's umbilical cord.
verb + cord
tiecutpullsnapuntie
- He pulled the cord and the curtain opened.
adjective + cord
thickthinstrongfrayedred
- A frayed cord is dangerous.
cord + noun
bloodcutwrapcoverlength
- Cord blood is stored for medical use.
cord + around / round
around his neckround the parcelaround the pole
- She wore a cord around her neck with a key.
“More examples 6
- Radhika tied the bundle of books with a cord.
राधिका ने किताबों का बंडल डोरी से बाँध दिया।
- The electrician replaced the old cord of the fan.
बिजली मिस्त्री ने पंखे की पुरानी डोरी बदल दी।
- Injury to the spinal cord can cause paralysis.
रीढ़ की हड्डी की नस (spinal cord) में चोट से लकवा हो सकता है।
- The bell rang when she pulled the cord.
उसने डोरी खींची तो घंटी बज उठी।
- The sacred thread is a cotton cord worn over the shoulder.
जनेऊ कंधे पर पहनी जाने वाली सूती डोरी है।
- The nurse checked that the cord of the monitor was not loose.
नर्स ने देखा कि monitor की डोरी ढीली तो नहीं है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The guitarist played a beautiful cord.
✓ The guitarist played a beautiful chord.
In music the word is 'chord'; 'cord' is a string.
संगीत में शब्द 'chord' है; 'cord' डोरी है।
?Which word?
Homophone: cord (string) and chord (musical notes; a line in a circle) are both /kɔːd/.
Homophone: cord (डोरी) और chord (स्वर-संगति; वृत्त की जीवा) दोनों /kɔːd/ हैं।