| NOUN | artifact | wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | finishing line, finish line | A line indicating the location of the finish of a race |
| Spanish | cable | |
| Meaning | A message transmitted by telegraph. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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