Added 10 October 2026 cords /kɔːdz/ noun Categories: ThingsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cords at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth. Origin Shortening of corduroys From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: corduroysthreadsstringharnesscablewirecablingwiringwiredlinessonstrings Back to today's word