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tightwire

tightwire noun: a tightrope.

Noun

tightwire (plural tightwires)

  1. A tightrope.
    • The Chinese Conjurer's dramatic jumps, flexed wrists, and endless fingers are fascinating; the Acrobats, whose dance suggests tumbling, juggling, and walking on the tightwire, display a breathtaking virtuosity; the Little American Girl's pyrotechnical performance is pretty and pert; and the two men...1988 April 8, Cerinda Survant, “The Man Who Made History Dance”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of tightwire

pluraltightwires

Origin of tightwire

From tight + wire.

Questions about tightwire

What does tightwire mean?
Tightwire means a tightrope.
What part of speech is tightwire?
Tightwire is a noun.
What is the plural of tightwire?
The plural of tightwire is tightwires.

Words near tightwire in the dictionary

  1. tightsome
  2. tightum
  3. tightwad
  4. tightwaddish
  5. tightwads
  6. tightwire
  7. tightwires
  8. tighty whiteys
  9. tighty whities
  10. tighty-whitey
  11. tighty-whiteys

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