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wayir [wá.yir.] : wire (n.)
[ Etymology: English: wire ]

Derivatives of wayir


Glosses:
wire
n. (artifact)1. wireligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc.
~ baling wirewire used to make bales.
~ barbed wire, barbwirestrong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage.
~ haywirewire for tying up bales of hay.
~ ligamentany connection or unifying bond.
~ piano wirethin steel wire of high tensile strength.
~ trip wirea wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over.
n. (artifact)2. conducting wire, wirea metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance.
~ conductora device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc..
~ filamenta thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current.
~ booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, leada jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
~ lead-inwire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line.
~ patchcorda length of wire that has a plug at each end; used to make connections at a patchboard.
~ telegraph line, telegraph wire, telephone line, telephone wirethe wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals.
n. (location)3. wirethe finishing line on a racetrack.
~ finish line, finishing linea line indicating the location of the finish of a race.
n. (communication)4. telegram, wirea message transmitted by telegraph.
~ messagea communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled.; "he sent a three-word message"
~ cable, cablegram, overseas telegrama telegram sent abroad.
~ letter telegrama cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day.
~ night lettera cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day.
v. (possession)5. wireprovide with electrical circuits.; "wire the addition to the house"
~ equip, fit out, outfit, fitprovide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
~ rewireprovide with new wiring.; "the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets"
v. (communication)6. cable, telegraph, wiresend cables, wires, or telegrams.
~ telegraphycommunicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire.
~ telecommunicatecommunicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail.
v. (contact)7. wirefasten with wire.; "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
~ fasten, fix, securecause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
v. (contact)8. wirestring on a wire.; "wire beads"
~ string, thread, drawthread on or as if on a string.; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
v. (change)9. electrify, wireequip for use with electricity.; "electrify an appliance"
~ adapt, accommodatemake fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"