wires

Noun

wire (countable and uncountable, plural wires)

1. (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
   • Holonyms: cable; wire rope; wiring harness; wire wool

   Synonyms:

   cable, steel wire, thread

2. A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
3. A metal conductor that carries electricity.
   • That wire powers the lamp.

   Synonyms:

   conducting wire

4. A fence made of usually barbed wire.

   Synonyms:

   barbed wire

5. A finish line of a racetrack.
6. (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
   • The episode began by a telephone ring in the morning and the voice of Algernon Mailey at the far end of the wire.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

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