cord : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
  

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• the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb.

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• noun an elasticized rope
  bungee.
  

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• noun a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
  chenille.
  

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• noun blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth
  

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• noun any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
  cordgrass.
  

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• wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet (when of full measure).

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• noun a light insulated conductor for household use
  cord.
  

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• noun an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord
  

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• noun either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
  false vocal cord; ventricular fold; vestibular fold; false vocal fold.
  

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• (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian and Müllerian ducts and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes.

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• noun either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
  inferior vocal cord; inferior vocal fold; true vocal fold.
  

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• noun the telephone wire that connects to the handset
  phone cord.
  

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• noun a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance
  

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• noun a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
  sash line.
  

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• noun the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring
  

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• noun a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
  

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• (Anat.), the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and accompanying vessels and nerves.

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• noun a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
  medulla spinalis.
  

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• the great nervous cord extending backward from the brain along the dorsal side of the spinal column of a vertebrate animal, and usually terminating in a threadlike appendage called the filum terminale; the spinal, or vertebral, marrow; the myelon. The nervous tissue consists of nerve fibers and nerve cells, the latter being confined to the so-called gray matter of the central portions of the cord, while the peripheral white matter is composed of nerve fibers only. The center of the cord is traversed by a slender canal connecting with the ventricles of the brain.

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• noun either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
  false vocal cord; ventricular fold; vestibular fold; false vocal fold.
  

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• noun the telephone wire that connects to the handset
  phone cord.
  

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• noun either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
  inferior vocal cord; inferior vocal fold; true vocal fold.
  

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• noun membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
  umbilical.
  

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• . (a) (Anat.) The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains the arteries and the vein through which blood circulates between the fetus and the placenta; the navel-string. (b) (Bot.) The little stem by which the seeds are attached to the placenta; called also funicular cord.

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• noun either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
  vocal fold; plica vocalis; vocal band.
  

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• . (Anat.) See Larynx, and the Note under Voice, n., 1.

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• (Zoöl.), a slender cord or duct which connects the yolk glands with the egg chambers in certain insects, as in the aphids.

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