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   Wire

   /ˈwī(ə)r/

   

   noun

   • 1. metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod: "a coil of copper wire"
   • ▪ a piece of wire.
   • ▪ a length or quantity of wire used, for example, for fencing or to carry an electric current.
   • ▪ a wire stretched across and above the track at the finish line of a racetrack. North American
   • 2. an electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person: "an undercover police informer who was wearing a wire"
   • 3. a telegram or cablegram. informal North American

   verb

   • 1. install electric circuits or wires in: "wiring a plug"
   • ▪ connect (someone or something) to a piece of electronic equipment: "a microphone wired to a loudspeaker"
   • 2. provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires: "they wired his jaw"
   • 3. send a telegram or cablegram to: informal North American "she wired her friend for advice"
   • ▪ send (money) to (someone) by means of a telegram or cablegram: "he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500"
   • 4. snare (an animal) with wire.
   • 5. obstruct (a ball, shot, or player) by a wicket.

   Word Origin Old Englishwīr; of Germanic origin, probably from the base of Latin viere ‘plait, weave’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wirer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word wire, from metal thread or rod to telegraph or fencing. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of wire.

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   Wire is a thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for carrying electric current. Learn more about wire in different contexts, such as fences, messages, racing, and secret devices.

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   noun. a slender flexible strand or rod of metal. a cable consisting of several metal strands twisted together. a flexible metallic conductor, esp one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit. modifier of, relating to, or made of wire. a wire stripper. a wire fence.

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   A thin piece of metal that you can bend is a wire. Wire is used for carrying phone signals and electricity, and also to make Slinky toys and abstract sculptures. If you wear braces, you might even have wire in your mouth. Most wire is a tubular strand of metal, like the wire in jewelry or in the fence around your chicken coop.

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