| WIRE | • wire n. (Uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. • wire n. A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable. • wire n. A metal conductor that carries electricity. |
| SWIRE | • swire n. (Obsolete) The neck. • swire n. A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale. • Swire prop.n. A surname. |
| TWIRE | • twire v. (Intransitive) To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry. • twire v. (Intransitive) To twinkle; sparkle; wink. • twire n. A sly glance; a leer. |
| REWIRE | • rewire v. To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation. • rewire v. To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic. • rewire n. The act of replacing the wires of something. |
| UNWIRE | • unwire v. (Transitive) To undo the wiring of. • UNWIRE v. to take the wire from. |
| HAYWIRE | • haywire n. Wire used to bind bales of hay. • haywire adj. Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs). • haywire adj. Behaviorally erratic or uncontrollable, especially of a machine or mechanical process; usually used… |
| PREWIRE | • prewire v. To install a wiring system in advance of it being used or needed. • PREWIRE v. to wire beforehand. |
| ZIPWIRE | • zipwire n. Alternative form of zip-wire. • zipwire v. To install, or to ride on a zip-wire. • zip-wire n. Synonym of zipline. |
| BARBWIRE | • barbwire n. Alternative spelling of barbed wire. • barb-wire n. Alternative form of barbed wire. • barb␣wire n. Alternative form of barbed wire. |
| HARDWIRE | • hardwire v. Alternative spelling of hard-wire. • hard-wire v. To connect components by means of permanent electrical wires. • hard-wire v. (Computing) To implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed. |
| NANOWIRE | • nanowire n. (Physics) A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers. • NANOWIRE n. a wire of microscopic thickness. |
| NEWSWIRE | • newswire n. A service used for the transmission of breaking news to the media or to the public. • news␣wire n. Alternative spelling of newswire. • NEWSWIRE n. a teleprinter which transmits news stories as they occur. |
| TRIPWIRE | • tripwire n. A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or… • tripwire n. Any means of detecting intruders or attackers. • tripwire v. (Transitive) To set a tripwire mechanism in (a location). |
| CROSSWIRE | • crosswire n. Crosshair; reticle. • CROSSWIRE n. either of the two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight, also CROSSHAIR. |
| FENCEWIRE | • fencewire n. Alternative form of fence wire. • fence␣wire n. Fencing wire. • FENCEWIRE n. the wire used in making fences on farms, ranches. |
| MICROWIRE | • microwire n. A very small diameter wire, especially one with a glass coating. • MICROWIRE n. a very strong, very fine filament of metal or other material. |
| TIGHTWIRE | • tightwire n. A tightrope. • TIGHTWIRE n. a wire tightrope. |
| UNDERWIRE | • underwire n. A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts. • underwire n. A bra that includes such wires. • underwire v. To fix such a wire in place. |
| CHEESEWIRE | • cheesewire n. Alternative form of cheese wire. • cheese␣wire n. A wire which is sufficiently strong, yet fine enough to cut through cheese easily. Normally with either… • CHEESEWIRE n. a thin wire used for cutting cheese. |