wire
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1.0
- noun
- /waɪər/
:
alambre
- Cables 3,577 feet long were laid wire by wire to support the Brooklyn Bridge.
- copper wire
- barbed wire
- a wire fence
There's this spectral barbed wire curled around them, right?
- There's this spectral barbed wire curled around them, right?
- I'm going to do this all with wire lugs, with wire nuts.
- For instance, suppose that you hear on some end of the wire, beep, beep.
- So it literally has a wire underneath the cup.
- Watson cuts the correct wire at the Tate house about.
- And he hits one of the fucking wires and vaporizes.
- And they saw a wire somehow they saw a wire across the LZ.
Examples
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All right, time to strip some wire and start connecting.
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Now all that remains is to run speaker wire under here.
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So can you move this little wire along here to three?
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We'll just put this wire here and then there you go.
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Electrons in the wire all move to the right.
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And in this instance, our wire was acting as part of that pathway.
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The other side is shielded by a wire that is connected to the ground.
Academic text (1999) -
Students have open access to motors, wire, electrical tape, and friction tape.
Academic text (2008) -
Strong wire for climbing.
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The technician used a thin copper wire to connect the light fixture to the power source.
Synonyms
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1.1
A long thin rope or wire used to carry things
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2.4
A thick strong wire that carries electricity or signals
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2.0
A thin insulated wire that carries electricity to appliances
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6.7
A short wire used to connect electrical parts
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7.2
A cable that carries data or phone signals
A thin metal line that carries electricity from one place to another
A thin metal wire used to tie or hold things together
Idioms
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5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
- Informal
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5.9
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
Compounds
- Literature
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3.9
A company that collects news and sends it to newspapers or TV stations
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3.4
A light, flexible wire mesh with small six-sided holes used to make fences for chickens and gardens
- Specialized
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6.3
A strong cable that holds things like a pole or tent by attaching it to the ground
- UK
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4.6
A pad of fine steel fibers used to clean and smooth metal and other hard surfaces
- Specialized
A thin metal line that carries electricity from one place to another
- Specialized
Thin crossed lines in devices like a telescope or microscope that help you aim
- Specialized
A rare flowering plant from Oregon that looks like mustard and is at risk
- Australian
A coarse one-year grass that has long thin flower spikes and often grows as a weed
- Archaic
A machine that prints letters and numbers as small dots using thin wires that hit an ink ribbon
- Archaic
A printer that makes letters from dots by striking paper with thin metal wires
- Specialized
An underwater weapon that moves by itself and is steered by a wire from the ship that fired it
A medium-sized hunting dog that points to birds, with rough outer fur and a soft undercoat
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wire comes from an old English word that meant 'thread' or 'string', so think of a thin metal thread that can carry electricity, fasten things, or make fences.