cords vs trousers

cords and trousers both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cords	Yes	No	No	No
trousers	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trousers is a hypernym of cords; that is, trousers is a word with a broader meaning than cords:

cords: cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
trousers: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

Other hypernyms of cords include pair of trousers, pant.

cords (noun)	trousers (noun)
cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth	(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately