cords

1. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
2. A straight line between two points of a curve.
3. A horizontal member of a truss.
4. The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
5. An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
6. A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
7. The string of a musical instrument.
8. A cord.
9. An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.

1. 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.

   He looped some cord around his fingers.

2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
5. Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.

   spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords

1. To furnish with cords
2. To tie or fasten with cords
3. To flatten a book during binding
4. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

noun

Corduroys.