Corded vs. Wired

Corded vs. Wired — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Corded and Wired

Cordedadjective

Fitted with a cord.

Wiredadjective

Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.

Cordedadjective

(figurative) Having the appearance of cords or furrows.

the hard, corded upper arms of a bodybuilder

Wiredadjective

Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.

Cordedadjective

(heraldry) Wound about with cords.

Wiredadjective

Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.

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Cordedadjective

Of wood: piled in cords.

Wiredadjective

(slang) Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.

After three cups of coffee she was too wired to sleep.

Cordedverb

simple past tense and past participle of cord

Wiredadjective

(zoology) Having wiry feathers.

Cordedadjective

of textiles; having parallel raised lines

Wiredadjective

(poker slang) Being a pair in seven card stud with one face up and one face down.

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Wiredadjective

(poker slang) Being three of a kind as the first three cards in seven card stud.

I was dealt three of a kind, wired.

Wiredadjective

Connected to the Internet; online.

Wiredverb

simple past tense and past participle of wire

Wiredadjective

equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service;

a well-wired house

Wiredadjective

tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline;

we were really pumped up for the racehe was so pumped he couldn't sleep

Wiredadjective

tied or bound with wire;

wired bundles of newspapers