wire

[US]/ˈwaɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˈwaɪər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. metal thread; electric line; telegraph
vt. send a telegram; install electric lines
vi. send a telegram

Phrases & Collocations

electrical wire

barbed wire

wire transfer

live wire

phone wire

steel wire

wire rope

wire netting

wire rod

by wire

wire mesh

hot wire

wire drawing

copper wire

stainless steel wire

electric wire

wire in

wire cutting

steel wire rope

welding wire

iron wire

enameled wire

welded wire mesh

Example Sentences

a fence of wire netting

a length of wire with a hook at the end.

the earth wire was left unconnected.

a screen made of wire mesh.

insulate an electric wire with rubber

thread the wire through the opening.

twisting wire into a loop.

Will you connect this wire to the television.

Copper wire is flexible.

Be careful, this wire is live.

They will wire the new house for electricity.

a piece of bent wire

The thinness of the wire was a great problem.

two wires in the form of an X.

the wire has to be bent back tightly.

the wire was spot-welded in place.

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