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Added 9 October 2026

wire

/waɪə(ɹ)/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wire at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc.
A metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance.
The finishing line on a racetrack.

verb

Provide with electrical circuits.
wire the addition to the house
Send cables, wires, or telegrams.
Fasten with wire.
The columns were wired to the beams for support

Origin

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”).

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