Meaning wire
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Old English wir "metal drawn out into a fine thread," from Proto-Germanic *wira- (source also of Old Norse viravirka "filigree work," Swedish vira "to twist," Old High Ge [..]
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c. 1300, "adorn with (gold) wire," from wire (n.). From 1859 as "communicate by means of a telegraphic wire;" 1891 as "furnish with electrical wires and connections." Rel [..]
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Can be used in fencing or enclosures
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ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house" a metal conductor that carries [..]
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a very thin, long piece of metal
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A term for a hoop upright.
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To interpose a hoop or the peg between an opponent ball and its likely target in the opponent’s next turn, often the striker’s ball or its partner ball. (a bit like a snooker).
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Metal thread available in various diameters and various degrees of stiffness and is generally used in surgery to transfix fractured bone.
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At the wet end of the paper machine, a copper, bronze or synthetic screen that receives the suspension of water and fiber from the head-box. The wire moves the suspension along to the dry end of the m [..]
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drot
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To dream of wire, denotes that you will make frequent but short journeys which will be to your disparagement. Old or rusty wire, signifies that you will be possessed of a bad temper, which will give troubles to your kindred. To see a wire fence in your dreams, foretells that you will be cheated in some trade you have in view.   
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Wire can be divided into two areas: (1) a slender rod or filament of drawn metal, (2) a rod of drawn metal filament covered with insulation. These can be classified as drawn metal wire and insulated wire respectively.
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the wire mesh used at the wet end of the paper making process. The wire determines the textures of the paper.
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The finish line of a race.
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a source of information to journalists.
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A single flexible strand of metal. An electrical wire is used to conduct electricity, and is surrounded by an insulating sleeve.
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A source of information for Journalists. You may have heard a reporter say that they got their information "off the wire". The wire itself is an up-to-the-minute source of informatio [..]
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(n) ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc(n) a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance(n) the finishing line on a racetrack(n) a message transmi [..]
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 - A strand or group of strands of electrically conductive material, normally copper or aluminum.
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The finish line of a race.
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The bottom side of a sheet of paper is the side that has had contact with the wire of the paper machine during manufacture. The wire is a synthetic (often polyester), copper or bronze screen that tran [..]
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A metal line that varies in thickness used to rig lures or to fish live bait with so the line does not cut or break easily.
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(1) A single piece of slender, flexible metal ranging in approximate size from a piece that is difficult to bend by hand to a fine thread (2) Several wires (as in 1) twisted together (3) Wires (as in 1 or 2) that are insulated.
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Steel wires, often threaded through the Skin, soft Tissues, and bone, used to fix Broken Bones. Kirschner wires or apparatus also includes the application of Traction to the healing bones through the [..]
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Wires of various dimensions and grades made of Stainless Steel or precious metal. They are used in orthodontic treatment.
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nautical term for what a civilian would call a cable or wire rope.
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(1) Nautical term for what a civilian would call a cable or wire rope. (2) CROSS-DECK PENDANTs of the arresting gear aboard a carrier. Numbered from aft forward, 1 to 4 or 5. In older, STRAIGHT-DECK C [..]
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, as in “What’s the wire on them?”: News, “What information do you have about them?”
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"The Wires" is the set of 4 heavy wound steel cables comprising the Arresting Gear. They're numbered from 1 (furthest aft) to 4. On the ideal landing the hook snags the 3-wire. [..]
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Darts that just miss where you aimed but on the wire.
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(slang) illegal advance information about a deal
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Darts that just miss where you aimed but on the other side of the spider.
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A solid wrought product that is long in relation to its cross section, which is square or rectangular with sharp or rounded corners or edges, or is round, hexagonal, or octagonal, and whose diameter o [..]
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A composite wire product comprised of an aluminum-alloy wire having on its surface a metallurgically bonded aluminum or aluminum-alloy coating that is anodic to the alloy to which it is bonded, thus e [..]
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Wire of quality suitable for use in the manufacture of cold-headed products such as rivets and bolts.
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Wire brought to final dimensions by drawing through a die.
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Wire produced by hot extruding.
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wire having two parallel flat surfaces and rounded edges produced by roll-flattening round wire.
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Flattened wire that has been slit to obtain square edges.
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see "Wire, Cold-Heading."
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Short for nut on wire. [Patricia Novelli]
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A wire is a line, usually curved, used in a path diagram to represent variances and covariances of exogenous variables.
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A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the [..]
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Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar) and Robert Gotobed (drums). They were originally a [..]
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Wire is the seventh album by Christian rock band Third Day. It breaks from the style of the band's previous albums to return to simple, rock and roll-driven melodies. To quote Allmusic's review of the [..]
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A wire is a strand of drawn metal used especially in electrical conductors and fencing. It may also refer to:
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A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the [..]
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A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the [..]
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WIRE (91.1 FM, "Radio Mom 91 Dot 1 FM") is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Top 40 format. Licensed to Lebanon, Indiana, United States, the station is currently owned by Community Radio Partners.
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A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the [..]
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A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the [..]
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Wire is the self-titled fourteenth studio album by British post-punk band Wire. It was released on 13 April 2015.
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Wire is an encrypted communications program created by Wire Swiss. It works on iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, macOS and web browsers such as Firefox. Wire transmits text messages and files; can make vo [..]
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