Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having no cord, usually using batteries as a source of power: a cordless telephone.
Wiktionary
- adj. Having no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. operating without a wire connection to the companion communicating unit; -- of telephones and other devices using e.g. radio or infrared signals to allow communication between devices without a direct wire link.
- adj. using a battery as a source of power; -- of tools which usually use line current for power.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not having a cord
Examples
““Monitor includes built-in cordless headphone transmitters” it says, adding, “Monitor is capable of displaying DVD, Game and Computer graphics/video signals.””
“This would also include people with certain cordless phones and microwave ovens.”
“Cellular phone monitoring became illegal in 1986 but not cordless, which is reasonable because no one HAS to use a cordless phone.”
“Description: The recalled cordless screwdrivers are green and gray in color.”
US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recent recalls and product safety news
“The recalled cordless screwdrivers are green and gray in color. “MASTERFORCE†is printed on the top of the tool. “LITHIUM-ION TECHNOLOGY†and “241-0717†are printed on the handle.”
“Another way to reduce interference is to try and avoid using other wireless devices while accessing the Net, such as cordless phones and microwave ovens.”
“Wacky Product Vendor Haiku: carefully you print the word "cordless" on your proof for this plain hammer”
“Current Wi-Fi products operate in the unlicensed 2. 4GHz and 5GHz bands and occasionally interfere with other devices, such as cordless phones, that use the same bands.”
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » FCC considering allowing WiFi to play in TV spectrum
“Current 802. 11b-based, or Wi-Fi, wireless home networking products operate in the 2. 4GHz band and can interfere with other devices – such as cordless phones – in the same band.”
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » FCC considering allowing WiFi to play in TV spectrum
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cordless’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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-more or -less
Words ending with *more or *less, more or less. Many of theses terms also appear on the list The -less Said, which see.
schemaless, unless, useless, guileless, wireless, regardless, homeless, endless, nevertheless, countless, jobless, doubtless and 434 more...
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Cords
cord, cords, spinal cord, corduroy, accord, record, accordion, recorder, cord of wood, cordwood, cordial, cordless and 27 more...
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EN - trendy lifestyle words
private, tenacious, vogue, hoard, landscape, extravaganza, besiege, eatery, wrest, refurbish, enticing, breakout and 24 more...
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savage215's Words
pipe, yankee, knickerbocker, tennis, plasma, magma, volcano, car, truck, television, tv, word and 445 more...
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