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Word entry · 4 letters

cord

Best crossword clue

"Thick string"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /kɔɹd/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cdorStarts with CEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2O3R4D

Definitions

  1. bind or tie with a cord

Word origin

From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“bowels, intestines”)). Doublet of chord and cuerda. More at yarn and hernia.

Used in a sentence

  • The burglar tied up the victim with a cord.
  • He looped some cord around his fingers.
  • cord of spittle

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Thick string4 letters
02Thin rope4 letters

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