different between cord vs snew
cord
English
Etymology
From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Doric Ancient Greek ????? (khordá, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”) (compare Ionic ????? (khord?), from Proto-Indo-European *??er- (“bowel”)). More at yarn and hernia.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k??d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??d/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d
- Homophones: chord, cored (in accents with the horse-hoarse merger), cawed (in non-rhotic accents)
Noun
cord (countable and uncountable, plural cords)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- Every detail of the house and garden was familiar; a thousand cords of memory and affection drew him thither; but a stronger counter-motive prevailed.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
- Dated form of chord: musical sense.
- Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
Synonyms
- (length of twisted strands): cable, twine
- (wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity): cable, flex
- See also Thesaurus:string
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
cord (third-person singular simple present cords, present participle cording, simple past and past participle corded)
- To furnish with cords
- To tie or fasten with cords
- To flatten a book during binding
- To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
Middle English
Noun
cord
- Alternative form of corde
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cor, cordis.
Noun
cord n (plural corduri)
- (anatomy) heart
- Synonym: inim?
Declension
Related terms
- cordial
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snew
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snju?/, /snu?/
- Rhymes: -u?
Etymology 1
From Middle English snewen, from Old English sn?wan (“to snow”), from Proto-Germanic *sn?wan?, from Proto-Indo-European *sneyg??-.
Verb
snew (third-person singular simple present snews, present participle snewing, simple past and past participle snewed)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To snow.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To abound.
Etymology 2
See snow.
Verb
snew
- (dialectal) simple past tense of snow
References
- snew in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “snow”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- news, sewn, wens
Middle English
Verb
snew
- Alternative form of snewen
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch sneeuw.
Noun
snew
- snow
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