Wire

Definitions

1. Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
   uncountable
2. A surname.
3. A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
   countable, uncountable
4. A metal conductor that carries electricity.
   countable, uncountable
5. A fence made of usually barbed wire.
   countable, uncountable
6. A finish line of a racetrack.
   countable, uncountable
7. A telecommunication wire or cable.
   countable, informal, uncountable
8. An electric telegraph; a telegram.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
9. A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
   countable, slang, uncountable
10. A deadline or critical endpoint.
    countable, informal, uncountable
11. A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
    countable, uncountable
12. 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.
    countable, plural-normally, uncountable
13. A pickpocket, especially one who targets women.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
14. A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
    countable, slang, uncountable
15. A knitting needle.
    Scotland, countable, uncountable
16. The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
    countable, uncountable
17. Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

58 more languages

Afrikaansdraad

العربيةالسلكتلغرافسلك

Azərbaycan diliməftilsimtel

Беларускаядротпро́вад

Българскижицател

বাংলাতার

བོད་སྐད།ལྕགས་སྐུད

Bosanskidrotfiliplikkabelsarmasimtelviržicažnoraжицател+ 9 more

Catalàcablefil d'aramfilferro

Češtinadrátdrátěný

Dansktråd

Ελληνικάαγωγόςκαλώδιοκαλωδιώνωκοριόςστέλνωσύρμασυρματόπλεγματηλεγραφώτσιτώνω+ 6 more

Esperantodrato

Eestitraat

Euskarahari

Suomijohdinjohdottaakytkeälankamaalinauhametallilankapiikkilanka-aitapujottaasähkesähköjohtositoaviira+ 9 more

Gàidhligteuduèir

Galegoaramecabofío

עבריתחוטתיל

हिन्दीतार

Hrvatskidrotfiliplikkabelsarmasimtelviržicažnoraжицател+ 9 more

Magyardróthuzal

Հայերենմետաղալար

Bahasa Indonesiakawat

Íslenskavír

Italianoarrivoavere nervi a fior di pellecavocavo elettricocimicecollegare tramite cavoeccitareelettrificarefilofilo elettricofilo metallicofilo spinatofissare con filo metallicogasareinfilzareinstallare impianto elettricoinstallare microspiemicrospiastendere fili elettricitelegrafaretraguardo+ 18 more

日本語ワイヤー線針金電線+ 1 more

ქართულიმავთული

Қазақ тілісым

ភាសាខ្មែរខ្សែភ្លើងលួស

한국어전선철사철조망

Kurdîdayfîlfîlofirharîhilosarmasimşîmtêlvir+ 8 more

LëtzebuergeschDrot

ລາວສາຍ

Lietuviųviela

Latviešustieple

Te Reo Māoriwaea

Македонскижица

Bahasa Melayudawaikawatwayar

မြန်မာဝိုင်ယာကြိုး

Nederlandsaansluitenaderdraadelectrificerenelektriciteitsdraadsnoervastbinden+ 4 more

Polskidrucianydrutdrutowykabelpluskwaprzewódżyła+ 4 more

Portuguêsarameescutafiogrampo+ 1 more

Românăfirsarma

Русскийжучокпро́водпроволокапрослушка+ 1 more

සිංහලකම්බිය

Slovenčinadrôt

Slovenščinažica

Shqiptel

Српскиdrotfiliplikkabelsarmasimtelviržicažnoraжицател+ 9 more

Svenskaelkabelkabelledningmålsnöreöverföraskickaträd+ 4 more

Kiswahiliwaya

ไทยลวดสายสายไฟสายไฟฟ้า+ 1 more

Tagalogalambre

Türkçetel

Українськадрітдротовийпро́відтелеграма+ 1 more

اردوتار

Tiếng Việtdâydây thép

Examples

“Holonyms: cable; wire rope; wiring harness; wire wool”

“From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look⟳ like⟳ much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie⟳ a stumble away.”

“That wire powers the lamp.”

“Time is running out, so I renounce a spin⟳ on a Class 387 for a fast run⟳ to Paddington on another Class 800 - a shame as the weather was perfect for pictures. Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires.”

“The episode began by a telephone ring⟳ in the morning and the voice of Algernon Mailey at the far end⟳ of the wire.”

“Another letter. "Friedrichswerks, Hamburg, Germany. We beg⟳ to acknowledge receipt of order⟳ for fifteen thousand Robots." [Telephone rings.] Hello! This is the Central Office. Yes. Certainly. Well, send⟳ them a wire. Good. [Hangs up telephone.] Where did I leave⟳ off?”

““Oh, hadn’t I told you?” the other said quickly. “I had a wire yesterday. He landed in New York Wednesday. It was such a mixed-up sort⟳ of message, I never could understand⟳ what he was trying to tell⟳ me, except that he would have⟳ to stay⟳ in New York for a week or so. It was over fifty words long.””

“This election is going to go right to the wire”

“If you don't surrender⟳ now, it's gonna go down to the wire”

“to pull⟳ the wires for office”

“Breaking news reports have⟳ just come⟳ in to us over the wire.”

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