Noun : cord of marriage. ,the spinal cord; umbilical cord. From Dictionary.com.
Bob's strong young arms grew taut, their sinews like thin cords of steel. From Wordnik.com. [The Shagganappi] Reference
In this surgery, extra tissue above the vocal cords is trimmed in the operating room. From Wordnik.com. [Laryngomalacia] Reference
They have velcro instead of a zipper, and if you throw in cords or memory cards, they fall out. From Wordnik.com. [Review: The ultimate luxury item for a digital photographer: a $359 camera bag] Reference
“Hibás” or thin cords of wool which the Badawi binds round his legs, I believe to keep off cramp. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
He forced them inside the friend's home, and bound them using the electrical cords from a vacuum cleaner and an iron. From Wordnik.com. [Ex-marine gets life for abduction, rape] Reference
The intersection of the cords was the center of the plat and here a stake was driven. From Wordnik.com. [Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools] Reference
Oh by the way, has anybody worn "cords" since 1981?. From Wordnik.com. [Pull My Strings: The New Puppetry] Reference
640 images of neurons from spinal cords from a group of 36 rats. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
The word occurs also in composition with B+u under the meaning of "cords," or. From Wordnik.com. [Pneumatologia] Reference
The 'cords' which bound this sacrifice to the horns of the altar were cords woven by Himself. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark] Reference
I'm working on case for a man who lives in Newbury, who says he was short changed when he purchased 4 "cords" of wood. From Wordnik.com. [NewsNet5.com - Local News] Reference
Can’t help but wonder about the off-gassing from heating old electrical cords, which is part of the process of making these. From Wordnik.com. [TOMMY DYKES LEAD LAMP | Inhabitat] Reference
Umbilical cords are ordinarily discarded at birth. From Wordnik.com. [Seizing Nature's Lifeline] Reference
Unlike others there I kept my tongue and vocal cords. From Wordnik.com. [The Dangers of Denial] Reference
But where do you keep these chargers and power cords?. From Wordnik.com. [Hard cider and BlackBerrys] Reference
Some researchers are conjuring a future without any power cords. From Wordnik.com. [Power From a Distance] Reference
Adult stem cells and umbilical cords are definitely the way to go. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Magazine] Reference
Uday punished poor performances by whipping players with electrical cords. From Wordnik.com. [Nathan Harden: Soccer Could Save Iraq] Reference
I reiterated my message visually by pointing to my vocal cords and whispering. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Gresko: When Baby Starts Testing Limits, Daddy Tries Discipline] Reference
His vocal cords produced one note, and the skin outside the larynx produced a second. From Wordnik.com. [Ray Anderson Plays His Funny 'Bone] Reference
But then disaster struck, when surgery on her vocal cords destroyed her singing voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Princess Diary] Reference
HP 450WBT PRINTERTake this thermal inkjet printer on the road and leave the cords behind. From Wordnik.com. [LET YOUR GADGETS GO] Reference
We now have, in this house, roughly 4000 chargers and power cords for our electronic devices. From Wordnik.com. [Hard cider and BlackBerrys] Reference
As we age, the cartilage support for the vocal cords becomes stiffer, decreasing mobility of the cords. From Wordnik.com. [A SCRIPT FOR BETTER AGING] Reference
The first iPS cells, however, will not be used as replacement tissue for spinal cords and other organs. From Wordnik.com. [Stem-Cell Breakthrough] Reference
It's been about five years since the operation on your vocal cords went wrong and left you unable to sing. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
The technology they use to substitute for their missing vocal cords hasn't changed much since World War II. From Wordnik.com. [Was Blind But Now I See] Reference
Usually, when surgeons remove the larynx, they cut out the nerve that leads from the brain to the vocal cords. From Wordnik.com. [Was Blind But Now I See] Reference
Noble says she even removed phone cords from the house to keep Tara out of the chat rooms, but nothing worked. From Wordnik.com. [Don't 'Chat' To Strangers] Reference
If you are persistently hoarse, you might also consider whether stomach-acid reflux is irritating the vocal cords. From Wordnik.com. [A SCRIPT FOR BETTER AGING] Reference
The back of her neck had a patrol tan and showed its perpendicular cords; Zack's arm looked very pale in comparison. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Darin Strauss's "More Than It Hurts You"] Reference
This site, from the U.S. Fire Administration, offers helpful tips, such as never running electric cords under carpets. From Wordnik.com. [The Checklist] Reference
The vocal cords and the muscles of the larynx also lose tone, causing a gap between the vocal cords when they try to close completely. From Wordnik.com. [A SCRIPT FOR BETTER AGING] Reference
By sipping hot water and lemon, he tries to keep his voice "above a six" (on a scale of zero to 10) and to not overtax his vocal cords. From Wordnik.com. [HUNTING AN 'UN-DEAN': THE GENERAL'S NEW STRIPES] Reference
Today, with cell phones and instant messaging like umbilical cords, the whole dorm would riot if someone managed to cut the connection. From Wordnik.com. [THE LAYERED LIVES WE LEAD] Reference
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