Word: Wire
How to pronounce: ˈwaɪə
Noun
Definitions:
1. Metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod.
Example sentences: "A coil of copper wire"
2. An electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person.
Example sentences: "An undercover police informer who was wearing a wire"
3. A telegram or cablegram.
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Install electric circuits or wires in.
Example sentences: "Wiring a plug"
2. Provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires.
Example sentences: "They wired his jaw"
3. Send a telegram or cablegram to.
4. Snare (an animal) with wire.
5. Obstruct (a ball, shot, or player) by a wicket.
Synonyms:
conductor
cable
cord
grid
conduit
thread
electrical wire
line
rope
bare wire
string
hardwire
telegraph
telegram
conductive
solid wire
steel wire
Antonyms:
insulator
Derivations:
wiring
wired
wireless
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Wire in Other Languages...
Spanish: Cable
German: Draht
French: Fil
Italian: Filo
Turkish: Kablolu
