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(verb) fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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Antonyms: unwire |
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(verb) string on a wire, as of beads |
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Related Words: string, thread |
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(verb) provide with electrical circuits, as of a house or a car |
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Related Words: equip, fit, fit out, outfit, rewire |
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(noun) made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
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Related Words: baling wire, barbed wire, haywire, ligament, piano wire, trip wire |
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(noun) a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
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Synonyms: conducting wire |
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Related Words: conductor, filament, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, lead-in, patchcord, telegraph line, telegraph wire, telephone line, telephone wire |
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(noun) the finishing line on a racetrack |
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Related Words: finish line, finishing line |
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(verb) equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" |
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Synonyms: electrify |
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Related Words: accommodate, adapt |
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(noun) a message transmitted by telegraph |
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Synonyms: telegram |
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Related Words: cable, cablegram, letter telegram, message, night letter, overseas telegram |
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(verb) send cables, wires, or telegrams |
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Synonyms: cable, telegraph |
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Related Words: telecommunicate |
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