chord
/kɔɹd/noun, verb1 syllable
Chord means: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing.
Synonyms for chord2
verb, as in bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
harmonize, harmonise
What does chord mean?4
verb
1
bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
2
play chords on (a stringed instrument)
noun
1
a straight line connecting two points on a curve
2
a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with chord?24
Chord in a sentence
- Every chord, every harmony, every discordant note fills me with immense joy.keegi
- In this section, the composer makes heavy use of non-chord tones.mailohilohi
- Every guitar tells a unique story across its strings, every chord evoking distant memories.samir_t
- The piano is a chord instrument, while the flute is a monophonic instrument.jan_OkulaJu
- If you add sevenths to these chords, the piece suddenly sounds very jazzy.mailohilohi
- Can you play that chord on the keyboard?mervert1
- Could you write down the chord progression for this song?CK
- The non-chord tones in this section add some variety to the piece.mailohilohi
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of chord
as a noun
- plural
- chords
as a verb
- third-person singular
- chords
- present participle
- chording
- past participle
- chorded
- past tense
- chorded