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wire
  1. (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
  2. A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
  3. A metal conductor that carries electricity.
  4. A fence made of usually barbed wire.
  5. (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
  6. (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable
  7. (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
  8. (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
  9. (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
  10. (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
  11. (plural) 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.
  12. (archaic, thieves' slang) A pickpocket who targets women.
  13. (Scotland) A knitting needle.
  14. Synonyms:
  15. Examples:
    1. “It consists simply of two little metallic spheres very near to one another, with a long wire connecting them in a roundabout way.”
      “Others recommend removing the worms with a fine wire or horsehair.”
      “Before we left, I had a ground crew member in Fresno send you a wire about our new location here in Watertown.”
wireless
wireline
  1. (telecommunications) A landline.
  2. (oil industry) A wire that runs from a drill rig down into the drill hole to support a dead load or other downhole tool.
  3. Examples:
    1. “They'll think nothing of having a wireline phone and two cell phones, one for work and one for friends and family.”
      “So this idea of a converging in the terminal between wireless and wireline has become real important.”
      “We believe that the future of the wireline business is broadband.”
wirework
  1. Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
  2. (film) The use of wires to suspend actors in otherwise impossible positions.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Projects have architecture building structure, water supply and sewerage net, heating and wirework sections.”
      “This he found led into a cool passage, along one side of which was a wirework kind of cage.”
      “Actually, wirework is the opposite of dancing, which is a constant negotiation with the very force of gravity that the wires cancel out.”
wirer
  1. A tool to assist in installing wire.
  2. A person who installs wiring.
  3. Examples:
    1. “An Opportunity has arisen in the Coventry area for a skilled wirer that involves working with injection mould machines.”
      “Remove the wall control and test it right beside the unit using another the wall control may shorter wirer.”
wirescape
  1. The arrangement of electrical wires, pylons, etc. within a landscape.
wirewater
  1. (papermaking, rare) The water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).
wireman
  1. Someone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric wiring.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A journeyman electrician or wireman will still be responsible for answering to the job foreman, contractor or building foreman throughout the job.”
      “Alderman Sweater then suggested that a suitable honorarium be voted to Mr wireman for his services.”
      “The Rocky Reach wireman crew received the award April 10, 2014, at NWPPA's Engineering and Operations Conference in Reno, Nevada.”
wiredrawer
  1. A person employed to draw out metal into wires for making jewellery etc.
wirelessness
  1. The state or condition of being wireless; lack of wires or cables.
wireroom
  1. A room in which wires (telegrams or their modern equivalent) are received and acted on
wirelength
  1. The length of wire on an electronic chip.
wiredness
  1. The state or condition of being wired (connected to a network, etc.).
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The wiredness of the office allows employees to have uninterrupted access to the internet and communicate efficiently.”
wiresmith
  1. (historical) A worker who hammered metal into wire.
wireworker
  1. One who manufactures articles from wire.
wiremaker
wiremaking
  1. The manufacture of wire.
wiring
  1. A mass of electric wires.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The contractor hired an experienced electrician to handle the wiring of the new office building.”
      “The technician expertly connected all the wiring to ensure a stable and efficient electrical system.”
      “I had to call an electrician to fix the faulty wiring in my house after experiencing several power outages.”
wiredrawers
  1. plural of wiredrawer
wireworkers
  1. plural of wireworker
wirelengths
  1. plural of wirelength
wiremakers
  1. plural of wiremaker
wiresmiths
  1. plural of wiresmith
wirewaters
  1. plural of wirewater
wirescapes
  1. plural of wirescape
wireworks
wirelines
  1. plural of wireline
wirerooms
  1. plural of wireroom
wirelesses
wiremen
  1. plural of wireman
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Under the direct supervision of journeymen wiremen, the apprentice will learn the skills associated with being an electrician.”
      “Now certain companies have come into existence which employee residential wiremen to serve their customers.”
      “Two Marine wiremen of the 5th Division race across an open field, under fire, to establish field telephone contact with the front lines on Iwo Jima.”
wirings
  1. plural of wiring
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “For temporary wirings in laboratories or sales outlets, screwless terminals for rapid connection are available.”
      “The bus wirings have to be lead onto the identified housing clamps, whereby no polarity has to be observed.”
      “The vendor was required to provide pipes, pressure fittings, valves, reservoirs and control wirings and mounting brackets.”
wirers
  1. plural of wirer
  2. Examples:
    1. “Our electrical wirers are also capable of carrying out electrical conversion work.”
wires
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