Definition of chord

"chord" in the noun sense

1. chord

a straight line connecting two points on a curve

2. chord

a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

"chord" in the verb sense

1. chord

play chords on (a stringed instrument)

2. harmonize, harmonise, chord

bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

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Quotations for chord

Screw not the chord too sharply lest it snap. [ Proverb ]

There is not a string attuned to mirth but has its chord of melancholy. [ Hood ]

Love took up the harp of life, and smote on all the chords with might;
Smote the chord of Self, that, trembling, passed in music out of sight. [ Alfred Tennyson ]

There is a chord in every human heart that has a sigh in it if touched aright. [ Ouida ]

chord in Scrabble®

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Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

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chord in Words With Friends™

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

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