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livewire

livewire is the alternative spelling of live wire.

Meaning of live wire

Noun

live wire (plural live wires)

  1. An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
    • Two boys got electrocuted when a live wire fell on the auto-rickshaw in which they were sitting.2006 September 27, “Two boys electrocuted”, in The Hindu, India, retrieved 24 Dec 2008
  2. (figuratively) An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.
    • With his thin, eager face and darting hands he was more than a live wire - he was a whole bundle of live wires.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Describes an Evening in Strange Company”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Forms of livewire

plurallivewires

Questions about livewire

What is livewire the alternative spelling of?
Livewire is the alternative spelling of live wire.

Words near livewire in the dictionary

  1. liveware
  2. liveweight
  3. liveweights
  4. livewell
  5. livewells
  6. livewire
  7. livewires
  8. livewithable
  9. liveyer
  10. liveyere
  11. liveyeres

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