wire
noun
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.
wires
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pluralof wire.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof wire (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
wirenouna 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.
Example Sentences
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“Solar panels can be installed on the outside of a building, and wires can run everywhere, and those create trip hazards and panels can create fire hazards.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Standing charges cover costs such as transporting energy to homes via pipes and wires, and the upkeep of that infrastructure.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Developed by scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi in partnership with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, the technology can regulate nerve activity without surgical implantation, batteries, or connecting wires.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
You don’t have to think about it; your subconscious will reconnect those severed wires immediately.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
She'd spent so many hours drawing maps based on her research—winding high streets full of eccentric shops, shady low streets full of illegal goods, and the networks of cable wires pulling air-trolleys overhead.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
