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Ductility :: Ductility (n.) The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments.

Twire :: Twire (v. i.) To sing, or twitter..

Twire :: Twire (n.) A twisted filament; a thread.

Cable :: Cable (n.) A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links..

Differential :: Differential (n.) One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other..

Wire :: Wire (v. t.) To snare by means of a wire or wires.

Guitar :: Guitar (n.) A stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the violin, but larger, and having six strings, three of silk covered with silver wire, and three of catgut, -- played upon with the fingers..

Drawing :: Drawing (n.) The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies..

Wire-worker :: Wire-worker (n.) One who manufactures articles from wire.

Wireworm :: Wireworm (n.) A galleyworm.

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..

Dulcimer :: Dulcimer (n.) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer..

Wiredraw :: Wiredraw (v. t.) To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel..

Stylet :: Stylet (n.) A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging..

Hammer :: Hammer (n.) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones..

Riddle :: Riddle (n.) A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it..

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc..

Bridge :: Bridge (n.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.

Fusee :: Fusee (n.) A small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track. It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train, and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer..

Line :: Line (n.) The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name..

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