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Definitions for Wires

[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 depending on its application.
[2] such pieces as a material.
[3] a length of such material, consisting either of a single filament or of several filaments woven or twisted together and usually insulated with a dielectric material, used as a conductor of electricity.
[4] a cross wire or a cross hair.
[5] a barbed-wire fence.
[6] a long wire or cable used in cable, telegraph, or telephone systems.
[7] Nautical . a wire rope.
[8] Informal . a telegram. the telegraphic system: to send a message by wire.
[9] wires, a system of wires by which puppets are moved.
[10] a metallic string of a musical instrument.
[11] Underworld Slang . the member of a pickpocket team who picks the victim's pocket. Compare stall2(def 5) .
[12] Horse Racing . a wire stretched across and above the track at the finish line, under which the horses pass.
[13] Ornithology . one of the extremely long, slender, wirelike filaments or shafts of the plumage of various birds.
[14] a metal device for snaring rabbits and other small game.
[15] Papermaking . the woven wire mesh over which the wet pulp is spread in a papermaking machine.
[16] the wire, the telephone: There's someone on the wire for you.
[17] made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires.
[18] resembling wire; wirelike.
[19] to furnish with wires.
[20] to install an electric system of wiring in, as for lighting.
[21] to fasten or bind with wire: He wired the halves together.
[22] to put on a wire, as beads.
[23] to send by telegraph, as a message: Please wire the money at once.
[24] to send a telegraphic message to: She wired him to come at once.
[25] to snare by means of a wire.
[26] to equip with a hidden electronic device, as an eavesdropping device or an explosive.
[27] to connect (a receiver, area, or building) to a television cable and other equipment so that cable television programs may be received.
[28] Informal . to be closely connected or involved with: a law firm wired into political circles.
[29] Informal . to prepare, equip, fix, or arrange to suit needs or goals: The sales force was wired for an all-out effort.
[30] Croquet . to block (a ball) by placing it behind the wire of an arch.
[31] to send a telegraphic message; telegraph: Don't write; wire.
[32] down to the wire , to the very last moment or the very end, as in a race or competition: The candidates campaigned down to the wire.
[33] pull wires , Informal . to use one's position or influence to obtain a desired result: to pull wires to get someone a job.
[34] under the wire , just within the limit or deadline; scarcely; barely: to get an application in under the wire.
[35] a slender flexible strand or rod of metal
[36] a cable consisting of several metal strands twisted together
[37] a flexible metallic conductor, esp one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit
[38] (modifier) of, relating to, or made of wire a wire fence ; a wire stripper
[39] anything made of wire, such as wire netting, a barbed wire fence, etc
[40] a long continuous wire or cable connecting points in a telephone or telegraph system
[41] old-fashioned an informal name for telegram, telegraph the wire an informal name for telephone
[42] a metallic string on a guitar, piano, etc
[43] horse racing , mainly US and Canadian the finishing line on a racecourse
[44] a wire-gauze screen upon which pulp is spread to form paper during the manufacturing process
[45] anything resembling a wire, such as a hair
[46] a snare made of wire for rabbits and similar animals
[47] to the wire or down to the wire informal right up to the last moment
[48] get in under the wire informal , mainly US and Canadian to accomplish something with little time to spare
[49] get one's wires crossed informal to misunderstand
[50] pull wires mainly US and Canadian to exert influence behind the scenes, esp through personal connections; pull strings
[51] take it to the wire to compete to the bitter end to win a competition or title
[52] (also intr) to send a telegram to (a person or place)
[53] to send (news, a message, etc) by telegraph
[54] to equip (an electrical system, circuit, or component) with wires
[55] to fasten or furnish with wire
[56] (often foll by up) to provide (an area) with fibre optic cabling to receive cable television
[57] to string (beads, etc) on wire
[58] croquet to leave (a player's ball) so that a hoop or peg lies between it and the other balls
[59] to snare with wire
[60] wire in informal to set about (something, esp food) with enthusiasm

Words related to Wires

wirecoil, line, strand, thread, cable, telegram, message, telegraph

Words nearby Wires

wirewiped-out, wipeout, wiper, wipo, wiradjuri, wire, wire brush, wire cloth, wire cutter, wire entanglement, wire fraud

Origin of Wires

before 900; Middle English wir(e ) (noun), Old English wīr; cognate with Low German wīr, Old Norse vīra- wire, Old High German wiara fine goldwork

Words that may be confused with Wires

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, wirewhy're, wire

Other words from Wires

wir·a·ble , adjective
wire·like , adjective
de·wire , verb (used with object), de·wired, de·wir·ing.
mis·wire , verb, mis·wired, mis·wir·ing.
pre·wire , verb (used with object), pre·wired, pre·wir·ing.
un·wir·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Wires

Old English wīr; related to Old High German wiara, Old Norse vīra, Latin viriae bracelet

Synonyms for Wires

cable, coil, line, strand, thread, message, telegram, telegraph