NOUN | artifact | wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
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artifact | wire, conducting wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance | |
location | wire | the finishing line on a racetrack | |
communication | wire, telegram | a message transmitted by telegraph | |
VERB | possession | wire | provide with electrical circuits |
communication | wire, cable, telegraph | send cables, wires, or telegrams | |
contact | wire | fasten with wire | |
contact | wire | string on a wire | |
change | wire, electrify | equip for use with electricity |
Sounds | way'er; way'r | |
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Rhymes | acquire ... wildfire: 63 rhymes with ayer... | |
admire ... vampire: 34 rhymes with ayr... |
Meaning | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc. | |
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Narrower | baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire, barbwire | Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage | |
haywire | wire for tying up bales of hay | |
piano wire | Thin steel wire of high tensile strength | |
trip wire | A wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over | |
Broader | ligament | Any connection or unifying bond |
Spanish | alambre | |
Catalan | filferro | |
Adjectives | wiry | of or relating to wire |
Verbs | wire | fasten with wire |
wire | string on a wire |
Meaning | A metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance. | |
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Synonym | conducting wire | |
Narrower | filament | A thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current |
jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable | A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | |
lead-in | wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line | |
patchcord | A length of wire that has a plug at each end | |
telephone wire, telephone line, telegraph wire, telegraph line | The wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals | |
Broader | conductor | A device designed to transmit electricity, heat / heat, etc. |
Spanish | cable | |
Catalan | cable, filferro | |
Verbs | wire | equip for use with electricity |
wire | provide with electrical circuits |
Meaning | The finishing line on a racetrack. | |
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Broader | finishing line, finish line | A line indicating the location of the finish of a race |
Spanish | cable |
Meaning | A message transmitted by telegraph. | |
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Synonym | telegram | |
Narrower | cable, cablegram, overseas telegram | A telegram sent abroad |
letter telegram | A cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day | |
night letter | A cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day | |
Broader | message | A communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled |
Spanish | cable, telegrama | |
Catalan | telegrama | |
Verbs | wire | send cables, wires, or telegrams |
Meaning | Provide with electrical circuits. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "wire the addition to the house" | |
Narrower | rewire | Provide with new wiring |
Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit | Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose |
Spanish | alambrar, cablear | |
Nouns | wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
wirer | a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring | |
wiring | a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity |
Meaning | Send cables, wires, or telegrams. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They wire them the information; They wire the information to them | |
Synonyms | cable, telegraph | |
Category | telegraphy | Communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire |
Broader | telecommunicate | Communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail |
Spanish | telegrafiar | |
Catalan | telegrafiar | |
Nouns | wire | a message transmitted by telegraph |
wirer | someone who sends a telegram |
Meaning | Fasten with wire. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "The columns were wired to the beams for support" | |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
Opposite | unwire | undo the wiring of |
Spanish | alambrar | |
Catalan | connectar, lligar amb filferro, posar filats, tancar amb un filat | |
Nouns | wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
Meaning | string on a wire. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "wire beads" | |
Broader | string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string |
Spanish | alambrar | |
Nouns | wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
Meaning | equip for use with electricity. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | electrify | |
Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
Spanish | electrificar, electrizar | |
Catalan | electrificar, electritzar | |
Nouns | wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
wirer | a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring | |
wiring | the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device |
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