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cord

US /kɔrd/

noun Advanced · C1 Công nghệ & kỹ thuật

Definition

a line made of twisted fibers or threads

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The power cord is too short to reach the wall socket.

Synonyms

  • cablea telegram sent abroad
  • wireligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

Collocations

  • Easy power cord
    to power cord, meaning to supply the force or power for the functioning of
  • Medium extension cord
    describing extension cord (a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt)
  • Hard umbilical cord of communication
    describing umbilical cord of communication (membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta)
  • Very Hard cut the cord with cable TV
    to reduce, trim, or divide regarding the cord with cable TV

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