wire

Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

Holonyms: cable; wire rope; wiring harness; wire wool

From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

A metal conductor that carries electricity.

That wire powers the lamp.

Time is running out, so I renounce a spin on a Class 387 for a fast run to Paddington on another Class 800 - a shame as the weather was perfect for pictures. Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires.

A fence made of usually barbed wire.

A finish line of a racetrack.

To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.

We need to wire that hole in the fence.

I could see him in his plane flying low over the river or a reservoir, dropping the club out with a chunk of lead wired to the shaft.

To string on a wire.

wire beads

To equip with wires for use with electricity.

Do you know how to wire a plug?

Replying on March 20 to a Commons Written Question from Alberto Costa (Conservative, South Leicestershire) about plans to wire to Leicester, Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris said: "We are currently investing in the biggest upgrade of the Midland Main Line since it was completed in 1870. [...]

To connect, embed, incorporate, or include (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires:

I'll just wire your camera to the computer screen.

Assuming that all of the conference rooms are wired into the LAN, the sales representative would have to carry a cable to connect into any conference room that they visit, find the appropriate wall jack, and connect into the network.

To connect, embed, incorporate, or include (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires:

There is an enormous neurological consequence to mechanorecptor dysfunction, which is related to how these cells are wired into the spinal cord.

The distal tier of cells has a wider acceptance angle than the proximal tier and different neuronal wiring (distal photoreceptors are wired into the lamina, while proximal photoreceptors are wired into the medulla), as well as a different spectral receptor composition.

A surname.