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Wire

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

The race went down to the wire.
If you touch that wire, you will receive a shock.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He used a piece of thin copper ____ to connect the different parts of the electrical and several circuit today.

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