Cord vs. Wire

Cordnoun

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.

Cordnoun

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.

Cordnoun

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.

Cordnoun

(figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.

Cordnoun

(anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.

Cordnoun

dated form of chord|nodot=1: musical sense.

Cordnoun

misspelling of chord|nodot=1: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.

Cordverb

To furnish with cords

Cordverb

To tie or fasten with cords

Cordverb

To flatten a book during binding

Cordverb

To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Cordnoun

A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

Cordnoun

A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; - originally measured with a cord or line.

Cordnoun

Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity.

Cordnoun

Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.

Cordnoun

See Chord.

Cordverb

To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.

Cordverb

To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Cordnoun

a line made of twisted fibers or threads;

Cordnoun

a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet

Cordnoun

a light insulated conductor for household use

Cordnoun

a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

Cordverb

stack in cords;

Cordverb

bind or tie with a cord

Wirenoun

(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

Wirenoun

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

Wirenoun

A metal conductor that carries electricity.

Wirenoun

A fence made of usually barbed wire.

Wirenoun

(sports) A finish line of a racetrack.

Wirenoun

(informal) A telecommunication wire or cable

Wirenoun

(by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.

Wirenoun

(slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

Wirenoun

(informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.

Wirenoun

(billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.

Wirenoun

Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.

Wirenoun

A pickpocket who targets women.

Wirenoun

(slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.

Wirenoun

(Scotland) A knitting needle.

Wireverb

To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.

Wireverb

To string on a wire.

Wireverb

To equip with wires for use with electricity.

Wireverb

To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.

Wireverb

To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.

Wireverb

To make someone tense or psyched up.

Wireverb

(slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.

Wireverb

To snare by means of a wire or wires.

Wireverb

To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.

Wirenoun

A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.

Wirenoun

A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire.

Wirenoun

The system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show;

Wirenoun

One who picks women's pockets.

Wirenoun

A knitting needle.

Wirenoun

A wire stretching across over a race track at the judges' stand, to mark the line at which the races end.

Wireverb

To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.

Wireverb

To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads.

Wireverb

To snare by means of a wire or wires.

Wireverb

To send (a message) by telegraph.

Wireverb

To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.

Wireverb

to equip with a system of wiring, especially for supply of electrical power or communication; as, to wire an office for networking the computers; to wire a building with 220-Volt current.

Wireverb

to equip with an electronic system for eavesdropping; to bug; as, to wire the office of a mob boss; to wire an informant so as to record his conversations.

Wireverb

To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a tenuous stream.

Wireverb

To send a telegraphic message.

Wirenoun

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

Wirenoun

a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

Wirenoun

the finishing line on a racetrack

Wirenoun

a message transmitted by telegraph

Wireverb

provide with electrical circuits;

Wireverb

send cables, wires, or telegrams

Wireverb

fasten with wire;

Wireverb

string on a wire;

Wireverb

equip for use with electricity;

Wire

A wire is a single usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals.