Plural of wire
regular plural
The plural of wire is wires.
Forms of wire
| Singular | wire /waɪə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | wires /waɪəz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Wires in a sentence
- Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68
- to pull the wires for office
- Gold is highly ductile, allowing it to be drawn into very fine wires.From the entry ductile
- To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.From the entry insulator
- The voltage between the wires is too low to produce a spark.From the entry voltage
Meaning of wire
- noun Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- noun A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- noun A metal conductor that carries electricity.
Questions about the plural of wire
- What is the plural of wire?
- The plural of wire is wires.
- Is wire countable?
- Wire is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wire (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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