cordless

Everyday

A cordless device works without being plugged into the wall by a wire, usually because it has a battery. tree →

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).