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• barbed wire, barbwire — n. to string barbed wire, barbwire …   Combinatory dictionary

• wire — waɪə(r) n. metal strand, cord, line; string; barbed wire, wire fence; telegraph cable; telegram; telegraphic system; electronic listening device, wire tapping device v. fasten with wire; attach a wire; send a telegram; install an electronic… …   English contemporary dictionary

• wire — [wīr] n. [ME < OE wir, akin to LowG wīr < IE * weir < base * wei , to bend, turn > WITHE, Gr iris, rainbow, L vitis, vine] 1. metal that has been drawn into a very long, thin thread or rod, usually circular in cross section 2. a… …   English World dictionary

• wire — wirable, adj. wirelike, adj. /wuyeur/, n., adj., v., wired, wiring. n. 1. a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals… …   Universalium

• wire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 metal as thin thread ADJECTIVE ▪ taut ▪ loose ▪ fine, thin ▪ thick ▪ flexible …   Collocations dictionary

• wire — 1. noun /waɪə/ a) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. This election is going to go right to the wire b) A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable Syn: cable …   Wiktionary

• wire — /ˈwaɪə / (say wuyuh) noun 1. a piece of slender, flexible metal, ranging from a thickness that can be bent by the hand only with some difficulty down to a fine thread, and usually circular in section. 2. such pieces as a material. 3. a length of… …  

• wire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. (metal) thread, filament; flex, cord, line; telephone, telegraph, cable; cablegram, telegram. See communication. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A metal strand] Syn. line, electric wire, cable, aerial, circuit …   English dictionary for students

• wire — I n. long metal thread 1) to string wire 2) barbed; chicken; copper wire 3) a trip wire cable conducting electric current 4) to cross, jump wires (in order to start a car) 5) to tap wires 6) telephone wires cablegram, telegram 7) to send a wire… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Piano wire — Piano string ends Piano strings Piano wire, or music wire , is …   Wikipedia

• Chinese-Korean Border Fence — The Chinese Korean Border Fence is a fence constructed on both sides of the 1,416 kilometre border shared between China and North Korea. This fence exists along the Yalu River and Tumen River. China s Border FenceChina has put up a massive… …   Wikipedia