cord

1. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example). (countable) · The burglar tied up the victim with a cord.
2. Any quantity of such material when viewed as a mass or commodity. (uncountable) · He looped some cord around his fingers.· cord of spittle
3. 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. (countable, uncountable)
4. 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. (countable, uncountable)
5. A quantity of firewood or cut logs. (countable, uncountable)
6. Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
7. Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve. (countable, uncountable) · spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords

Plural cords