Another word for wire

A metal strand

• wire cord

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• wire tape

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• musical string

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• filament

  1. A fine or very thin thread or fiber:
  2. A fine wire that is heated electrically to produce light in an incandescent lamp.
  3. The stalk that bears the anther in the stamen of a flower.

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  1. A fine or very thin thread or fiber:
  2. A fine wire that is heated electrically to produce light in an incandescent lamp.
  3. The stalk that bears the anther in the stamen of a flower.

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• conductor

  1. One who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar.
  2. One who directs an orchestra or other such group.
  3. A substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge.

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  1. One who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar.
  2. One who directs an orchestra or other such group.
  3. A substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge.

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• coil

  1. A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding:
  2. An individual spiral or ring within such a series.
  3. A spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes, as in a radiator.

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  1. A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding:
  2. An individual spiral or ring within such a series.
  3. A spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes, as in a radiator.

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• live wire

  1. A wire carrying electric current.
  2. A vivacious, alert, or energetic person.

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  1. A wire carrying electric current.
  2. A vivacious, alert, or energetic person.

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• wiring

  1. The act of attaching, connecting, or installing electric wires.
  2. A system of electric wires.
  3. A part of the body's physiology or neurology that determines or controls something, such as a capability or disorder:

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  1. The act of attaching, connecting, or installing electric wires.
  2. A system of electric wires.
  3. A part of the body's physiology or neurology that determines or controls something, such as a capability or disorder:

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• circuit

  1. A closed, usually circular line that goes around an object or area.
  2. The region enclosed by such a line.
  3. A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point.

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  1. A closed, usually circular line that goes around an object or area.
  2. The region enclosed by such a line.
  3. A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point.

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• aerial

  1. Of, in, or caused by the air.
  2. Existing or living in the air.
  3. Reaching high into the air; lofty.

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  1. Of, in, or caused by the air.
  2. Existing or living in the air.
  3. Reaching high into the air; lofty.

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• cable

  1. A strong, large-diameter, heavy steel or fiber rope.
  2. Something that resembles such steel or fiber rope.
  3. A bound or sheathed group of mutually insulated conductors.

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  1. A strong, large-diameter, heavy steel or fiber rope.
  2. Something that resembles such steel or fiber rope.
  3. A bound or sheathed group of mutually insulated conductors.

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• electric wire

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• line

  1. A geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction.
  2. A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
  3. A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.

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  1. A geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction.
  2. A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
  3. A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.

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A metal net

• wire entanglement

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• wire-cloth

  1. a type of fine wire netting for strainers, etc.

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  1. a type of fine wire netting for strainers, etc.

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• wire basket

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• wire cage

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• wirework

  1. Something made of wire or wires.
  2. Walking on a wire tightrope:

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  1. Something made of wire or wires.
  2. Walking on a wire tightrope:

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• chicken-wire

  1. A light-gauge galvanized wire fencing usually made with hexagonal mesh.

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  1. A light-gauge galvanized wire fencing usually made with hexagonal mesh.

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• wire fence

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• barbed-wire

  1. Twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals.

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  1. Twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals.

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*A telegraphic message

• code message

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• night-letter

  1. A telegram sent at night at a reduced rate for delivery the next morning.

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  1. A telegram sent at night at a reduced rate for delivery the next morning.

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• night message

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• message

  1. A usually short communication transmitted by words, signals, or other means from one person, station, or group to another:
  2. The substance of such a communication; the point or points conveyed:
  3. A statement made or read before a gathering:

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  1. A usually short communication transmitted by words, signals, or other means from one person, station, or group to another:
  2. The substance of such a communication; the point or points conveyed:
  3. A statement made or read before a gathering:

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• telegram

  1. A message transmitted by telegraph.
  2. To telegraph (something) or be telegraphed.

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  1. A message transmitted by telegraph.
  2. To telegraph (something) or be telegraphed.

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• cablegram

  1. A telegram sent by submarine cable.

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  1. A telegram sent by submarine cable.

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To install wire

• tie on the spiders

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• pipe

  1. A hollow cylinder or tube used to conduct a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid.
  2. A section or piece of such a tube.
  3. A device for smoking, consisting of a tube of wood, clay, or other material with a small bowl at one end.

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  1. A hollow cylinder or tube used to conduct a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid.
  2. A section or piece of such a tube.
  3. A device for smoking, consisting of a tube of wood, clay, or other material with a small bowl at one end.

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• prepare for electrical service

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• connect electric cables

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• lay wires

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• install electricity

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• set up a circuit

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*To send a message by wire

• file

  1. A container, such as a cabinet or folder, for keeping papers in order.
  2. A collection of papers or published materials kept or arranged in convenient order.
  3. A collection of data or program records stored as a unit with a single name.

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  1. A container, such as a cabinet or folder, for keeping papers in order.
  2. A collection of papers or published materials kept or arranged in convenient order.
  3. A collection of data or program records stored as a unit with a single name.

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• flash

  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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• telegraph

  1. A communications system that transmits and receives simple unmodulated electric impulses, especially one in which the transmission and reception stations are directly connected by wires.
  2. A message transmitted by telegraph; a telegram.
  3. To transmit (a message) by telegraph.

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  1. A communications system that transmits and receives simple unmodulated electric impulses, especially one in which the transmission and reception stations are directly connected by wires.
  2. A message transmitted by telegraph; a telegram.
  3. To transmit (a message) by telegraph.

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