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wire

/wˈaɪɝ/noun, verb2 syllables

Wire means: send cables, wires, or telegrams.

Synonyms for wire5

noun, as in a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

conducting wire

noun, as in a message transmitted by telegraph

verb, as in send cables, wires, or telegrams

verb, as in equip for use with electricity

electrify

Opposites of wire

unwire

What does wire mean?9

verb

1

send cables, wires, or telegrams

2

equip for use with electricity“electrify an appliance”

3

provide with electrical circuits“wire the addition to the house”

4

fasten with wire“The columns were wired to the beams for support”

5

string on a wire“wire beads”

noun

1

a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

2

a message transmitted by telegraph

3

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

4

the finishing line on a racetrack

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wire?21

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Wire in a sentence

  • Lukas pushed himself through the barbed wire, getting injured.Amastan
  • If you touch that wire, you will receive a shock.CM
  • If you touch that wire, you'll get a shock.CK
  • The tall, curved fence was adorned with barbed wire, for extra measure.swolesuki
  • To get there, we had to jump over a massive barbed wire fence.ddnktr
  • Yanni always recommends using this type of wire.Amastan
  • Yanni used a very small screwdriver to remove the wire.Amastan
  • Send a wire to your father right now.Luornu

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of wire

as a noun

plural
wires

as a verb

past tense
wired
present participle
wiring
third-person singular
wires