wire
wire (noun) synonyms
wire definitions
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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.
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A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
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A knitting needle.
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Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
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A telecommunication wire or cable.
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An electric telegraph; a telegram.
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A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
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A fence made of usually barbed wire.
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A deadline or critical endpoint.
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A metal conductor that carries electricity.
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A finish line of a racetrack.
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A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
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The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
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A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.