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Definitions for Wiring

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

Words related to Wiring

circuitry, electrification, electrifying, wirework, wireworks

Words nearby Wiring

wireway, wirework, wireworks, wireworm, wirilda, wiring, wiring harness, wirra, wirrah, wirral, wirsung's canal

Origin of Wiring

ebefore 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 Wiring

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

Other words from Wiring

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 Wiring

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

Synonyms for Wiring

electrification, electrifying