Definition of wire

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Wire (n.) A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire..

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Wire :: Wire (v. t.) To snare by means of a wire or wires.
Escape :: Escape (n.) Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation..
Comb :: Comb (n.) The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
Wire-worker :: Wire-worker (n.) One who manufactures articles from wire.
Brush :: Brush (n.) A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of metal, used to conduct an electrical current to or from the commutator of a dynamo, electric motor, or similar apparatus..
Winding :: Winding (n.) A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator..
Wire :: Wire (v. t.) To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads..
Cannulated :: Cannulated (a.) Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle..
Torsional :: Torsional (a.) Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force..
Pianoforte :: Pianoforte (a.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys..
Shifter :: Shifter (n.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc..
Needle :: Needle (n.) A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting..
Gauze :: Gauze (n.) A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze..
Staple :: Staple (n.) A loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like..
Griddle :: Griddle (n.) A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners..
Gig :: Gig (n.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth..
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery..
Clothesline :: Clothesline (n.) A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.
Blue Grass :: Blue grass () A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass..
Wire-pulling :: Wire-pulling (n.) The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue..
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