wire

Noun

wire (countable and uncountable; plural wires)

1. (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.
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; hence, an electric telegraph; a telegram
7. (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

Synonyms:

• (thin thread of metal): cable, steel wire, thread
• (metal conductor that carries electricity): conducting wire
• (fencing made of usually barbed wire): barbed wire
• (informal: telegraph): See telegraph
• (informal: message transmitted by telegraph: See telegram

Antonyms:

• (to fasten with wire): [[unwire]]

4 letters in word "wire": E I R W.

Anagrams of wire:

• weir

Words found within wire:

er ire re rei rew we

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