Wire

Word WIRE
Character 4
Hyphenation wire
Pronunciations /waɪə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wire

The word "wire" in example sentences

Let us put this in ordinary phrase, and say that in a wire through which a current is passing there is a magnetic attraction, and that the "pull" is always _straight toward the wire_. ❋ James W. Steele (N/A)

Mr. MILLS: The first 10 or 15 tiers we just laid in a circle and then as we got up above that, we started using what we call wire ties to tie them together. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When you hear the word wire, your mind probably wanders to jewelry, baskets or the latest in technology. ❋ Stylelist Home (2012)

That "wire" is used for billing and the system provides you with cell phone circuits that have the same limitations as their wired counterparts. ❋ Unknown (2003)

But surrounding him with threats, a kind of theological barbed wire, is another thing. ❋ Deepak Chopra (2010)

The reason for the concertina wire is that we have found that these punks can easily and quickly get over our eight foot stone walls so the razor wire is there to make that wall breach more difficult. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Then i can swap between a lid attached to a cable and a lid attached to a coathanger wrapped in wire and made into a handle. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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