cordless
part of speech
adjective (cordless; not compared)
meaning for a pupil
A cordless device works without being plugged into the wall by a wire, usually because it has a battery. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used for everyday machines at home and in DIY: a cordless phone, cordless drill, cordless vacuum cleaner, cordless kettle (whose base is plugged in). It tells you that you can carry it around, but it must be charged.
examples
- Grandma still has a cordless phone in the hall. tree →
- Dad used a cordless drill to put up the shelf. tree →
- The cordless vacuum needs charging every night. tree →
- A cordless kettle lifts off its base so you can pour easily. tree →
- Cordless headphones use Bluetooth instead of a wire. tree →
- We took the cordless speaker into the garden. tree →
note
«Cord» here means an electric wire (in the UK often called a lead or flex). Do not confuse cord with chord (notes played together in music).
Trees and pragmatics
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