wire
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
Types & categories
- ligament hypernym
- baling wire hyponym
- barbed wire hyponym
- haywire hyponym
- piano wire hyponym
- trip wire hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
provide with electrical circuits
wire the addition to the house
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- conducting wire derivation
- wiring derivation
- wireman derivation
Sense 3 noun
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
Types & categories
- conductor hypernym
- filament hyponym
- jumper cable hyponym
- lead-in hyponym
- patchcord hyponym
- telephone line hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
send cables, wires, or telegrams
Types & categories
- telecommunicate hypernym
Related & opposite
- telegraph derivation
- cable derivation
- telegram derivation
- telegrapher derivation
- wirer derivation
- telegraphy domain topic
Sense 5 noun
the finishing line on a racetrack
Types & categories
- finishing line hypernym
Sense 6 verb
fasten with wire
The columns were wired to the beams for support
Types & categories
- fasten hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a message transmitted by telegraph
Types & categories
- message hypernym
- cable hyponym
- letter telegram hyponym
- night letter hyponym
Related & opposite
- cable derivation
Sense 8 verb
string on a wire
wire beads
Types & categories
- string hypernym
Related & opposite
- wire derivation
Sense 9 verb
equip for use with electricity
electrify an appliance
Types & categories
- adapt hypernym
Related & opposite
- wiring derivation
- electrification derivation
- conducting wire derivation
- wireman derivation
- electricity derivation
- electrical energy derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wire |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wire |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wiry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | ligament |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | baling wire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | barbed wire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | haywire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | piano wire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trip wire |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conducting wire |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wiring |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wireman |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | outfit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rewire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | electrify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wire |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | conductor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | filament |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jumper cable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lead-in |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | patchcord |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | telephone line |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | telegraph |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | telegram |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | telegrapher |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wirer |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | telegraphy |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | telecommunicate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | finishing line |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | unwire |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wire |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | fasten |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | cable |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | message |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cable |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | letter telegram |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | night letter |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | wire |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | string |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | wiring |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | electrification |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | conducting wire |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | wireman |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | electricity |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | electrical energy |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | adapt |