English Dictionary

wire

/waɪə(ɹ)/

noun

(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. / A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

I need to buy some wire for my project.

意味（1）

(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.

意味（2）

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

意味（3）

A metal conductor that carries electricity.

Time is running out, so I renounce a spin on a Class 387 for a fast run to Paddington on another Class 800 - a shame as the weather was perfect for pictures. Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires.

意味（4）

A fence made of usually barbed wire.

意味（5）

(sports) A finish line of a racetrack.

意味（6）

(informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.

The episode began by a telephone ring in the morning and the voice of Algernon Mailey at the far end of the wire.

意味（7）

(by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.

意味（8）

(slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

意味（9）

(informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.

This election is going to go right to the wire

意味（10）

(billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.

意味（11）

(usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.

to pull the wires for office

意味（12）

(archaic, thieves' slang) A pickpocket, especially one who targets women.

意味（13）

(slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.

意味（14）

(Scotland) A knitting needle.

意味（15）

The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.