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high-wire

high-wire is the alternative form of highwire.

Adjective

high-wire

  1. Pertaining to a wire strung high above the ground which is used for acrobatic stunts.
  2. (broadly) Very risky and daring.
    • T2 isn’t as good as T1: it is a little too long and unwinds a bit into caper sentimentality, broad comedy and self-mythologising. But it has the same punchy energy, the same defiant pessimism, and there’s nothing around like it. This sequel was a high-wire act, but Boyle has made it to the other...2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian

Meaning of highwire

Noun

highwire (plural highwires)

  1. A wire strung high above the ground which is used for acrobatic stunts.
    Antonyms:
    low wire

Forms of high-wire

pluralhigh-wires

Phrases with high-wire

Questions about high-wire

What does high-wire mean?
High-wire means pertaining to a wire strung high above the ground which is used for acrobatic stunts.
What is high-wire the alternative form of?
High-wire is the alternative form of highwire.
What part of speech is high-wire?
High-wire is an adjective.

Words near high-wire in the dictionary

  1. high-water marks
  2. high-wheeler
  3. high-wheelers
  4. high-wine
  5. high-wines
  6. high-wire
  7. high-wire walker
  8. high-wire walkers
  9. high-wire-walker
  10. high-wire-walkers
  11. high-wires

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