The difference between Cord and Twine
When used as nouns, cord means a long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example), whereas twine means a twist.
When used as verbs, cord means to furnish with cords, whereas twine means to weave together.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cord and Twine
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Cord as a noun:
A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
Examples:
"The burglar tied up the victim with a cord."
"He looped some cord around his fingers."
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Cord as a noun:
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 ( vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
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Cord as a noun:
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.
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Cord as a noun (figuratively):
Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
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Cord as a noun (anatomy):
Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
Examples:
"spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords"
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Cord as a noun:
musical sense.
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Cord as a noun:
a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
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Cord as a verb:
To furnish with cords
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Cord as a verb:
To tie or fasten with cords
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Cord as a verb:
To flatten a book during binding
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Cord as a verb:
To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
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Twine as a noun:
A twist; a convolution.
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Twine as a noun:
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
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Twine as a noun:
The act of twining or winding round.
Examples:
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Twine as a noun:
Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
Examples:
"'1965, Wilson Pickett, ''Don't Fight It'' (blues song), BMI Music."
"* The way you jerk, the way you do the twine / You're too much, baby; I'd like to make you mine [...]"
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Twine as a verb (transitive):
To weave together.
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Twine as a verb (transitive):
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
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Twine as a verb (transitive):
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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Twine as a verb (intransitive):
To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
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Twine as a verb (intransitive):
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
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Twine as a verb (intransitive):
To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.
Examples:
"Many plants twine."
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Twine as a verb (obsolete):
To turn round; to revolve.
Examples:
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Twine as a verb (obsolete):
To change the direction of.
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Twine as a verb (obsolete):
To mingle; to mix.
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Twine as a verb: