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wire

(w/aI//-/r )

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
conducting wire

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the finishing line on a racetrack(noun.location)

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a message transmitted by telegraph(noun.communication)

Synonym:
telegram

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A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.(noun)

source: webster1913
The system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show;(noun)

source: webster1913

provide with electrical circuits(verb.possession)

Example:
Wire the addition to the house.

source: wordnet30
send cables, wires, or telegrams(verb.communication)

Synonym:
cable, telegraph

source: wordnet30
fasten with wire(verb.contact)

Example:
The columns were wired to the beams for support.

Antonym:
unwire

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string on a wire(verb.contact)

Example:
Wire beads.

source: wordnet30
equip for use with electricity(verb.change)

Synonym:
electrify

source: wordnet30
To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.(verb)

source: webster1913
To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a tenuous stream.(verb)

source: webster1913
To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.(verb)

source: webster1913

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