Wire

What do we mean by wire?

Metal that has been drawn out into a strand or rod, used chiefly for structural support, as in concrete, and for conducting electricity, when it is usually insulated with a rubber or plastic cladding. noun

A strand or rod of such material, or a cable made of such strands twisted together. noun

Fencing made of wire, especially barbed wire. noun

The system of strings employed in manipulating puppets in a show. noun

A hidden microphone, as on a person's body or in a building. noun

A telephone or telegraph connection. noun

A telegraph service. noun

A telegram or cablegram. noun

A wire service. noun

A pin in the print head of a computer printer. noun

The screen on which sheets of paper are formed in a papermaking machine. noun

The finish line of a racetrack. noun

A pickpocket. noun

To equip with a system of electrical wires. intransitive verb

To attach or connect with electrical wire or cable. intransitive verb

To attach or fasten with wire. intransitive verb

To install electronic eavesdropping equipment in (a room, for example). intransitive verb

Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

A metal conductor that carries electricity.

A fence made of usually barbed wire.

A finish line of a racetrack.

A telecommunication wire or cable

(by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.

A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

A deadline or critical endpoint.

A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.

(usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.

(thieves' slang) A pickpocket who targets women.

A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.

A knitting needle.

The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.

An electronic device worn on a person's body that records sounds and transmits the playback to a remote receiver. The wire is usually hidden on someone who is trying to get other people to incriminate themselves in conversation. There are usually cops listening to the receiver close by, and once they hear the incriminating evidence, they can run in and make arrests. Sometimes the "wire" is just a tape recorder (does not transmit). Urban Dictionary

A jail code for passing on a drug. Urban Dictionary

Transfert money in a bank account Urban Dictionary

A concealed recording device worn by someone for listening in on a conversation Urban Dictionary

A really superly awesome band that more people need to listen to. Urban Dictionary

Mexican's love this shit. Urban Dictionary

Telephone usually used in the early to mid 20th century Urban Dictionary

Someone who led in a competition from start to finish Urban Dictionary

When in a competitive event one person leads the competition from beginning to end. Urban Dictionary

In the moment whilst programming. When you are in full swing and a distraction would be a really bad thing to happen. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to wire:
wire.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word wire:
mesh, barbed, braced, fences, fence, coil, rope, wiring, fraud, insulation, strands, ropes, fencing, winding, trenches, wrapped, magnet, antenna, voltage, cable, obstacles, wheels, trench, magnetic, copper, jewelry, cage, wound, overhead, aluminum, electrical, cloth, loop, steel, gauge, diameter, conductor, tape, rod, telegraph, poles, tension, plastic, tube, attached, telephone, electric, cutting, thin, posts, metal, resistance, pulled, circuit, frame, connected, wheel.

Words that rhyme with wire:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe wire:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective wire:
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Consonant match to wire:
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Words that sound like wire:
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