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Idioms for wire
Origin of wire
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
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British Dictionary definitions for wire
wire
/ (waɪə) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of wire
wirelike, adjectiveWord Origin for wire
Old English wīr; related to Old High German wiara, Old Norse vīra, Latin viriae bracelet
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Idioms and Phrases with wire
wire
see down to the wire; get one's wires crossed; live wire; pull strings (wires); under the wire.
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