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wire
CEFRB1
/waɪə(ɹ)/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Thin metal in the form of a flexible thread.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA metal conductor that carries electricity.
Examples
Bend the wire so that it forms a ‘V’.
If you touch that wire, you will receive a shock.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /wʌɪ(ə)ɹ/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
A fence made of usually barbed wire.
More examples
In contextThe race went down to the wire.
Holonyms: cable; wire rope; wiring harness; wire wool
This election is going to go right to the wire
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Origin
noun
From Middle English wir, wyr, from Old English wīr (“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).