wire

UK /waɪə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈwaɪɚ/

Etymology From Middle English wir, wyr, from Old English wīr (“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).

Synonyms

cable, steel wire, thread, conducting wire, barbed wire, telegraph, telegram, score string

Derived terms

191 terms

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Related terms

filament, hawser, cable

Hyponyms

baling wire, barbed wire, chicken wire, earthing wire, earth wire, enameled wire, enamelled wire, fuse wire, guy wire, haywire, jump wire, live wire, piano wire, pull wire, razor wire, telegraph wire, tinsel wire, trawlwire, tripwire, trip wire, wire gold, woven wire