English-Thai Dictionary

wire

N ลวด  สาย โลหะ  luad

 

wire

N สายไฟ  สายไฟฟ้า  สายเคเบิล  fiber filament strand electric line power line sai-fai

 

wire

N โทรเลข  cablegram telegram to-la-lek

 

wire

VT ต่อ สายไฟ  เดินสาย ไฟ  tor-sai-fai

 

wire

VT พัน ด้วย ลวด  พัน ด้วย สายไฟ หริอ สาย โลหะ  pan-duai-luad

 

wire

VT ส่ง โทรเลข  song-to-ra-lek

 

wire cutter

N อุปกรณ์ ที่ ใช้ ตัด สายไฟ หรือ สาย โลหะ  wire-cutters u-pa-kon-ti-chai-tad-sai-fai

 

wire for

PHRV เดินสาย สำหรับ  doen-sai-sam-rab

 

wire gauze

N ตาข่าย ลวด  steel wool ta-kai-luad

 

wire in

PHRV เดินสาย เข้ามา  doen-sai-kao-ma

 

wire off

PHRV ส่ง (เงิน  ข่าวสาร  ทาง โทรเลข  ส่ง โทรเลข  song-tang-to-ra-lek

 

wire service

N สำนักข่าว ที่ ส่งข่าวสาร ไป ยัง สื่อ ต่างๆ  โดย ทาง โทรเลข หรือ ดาวเทียม  sam-nak-kao-ti-song-kao-san-pai-yang-sue-tang-tang

 

wire up

PHRV เดินสาย ไฟ  doen-sai-fai

 

wired

ADJ ซึ่ง เดิน ระบบ สาย เรียบร้อย (เช่น  สายไฟฟ้า  สายโทรศัพท์  sueng-doen-sai-riab-roi

 

wiredraw

VT ดึง หรือ ขึง เส้น ลวด ให้ บาง ลง  elongate duang-rue-kuang-sen-luad-hai-bang

 

wiredrawer

N เครื่อง หรือ คนที่ ใช้ ดึง หรือ ขึง เส้น ลวด ให้ บาง ลง  krueng-rue-kon-duang-rue-kuang-sen-luad-hai-bang

 

wiredrawn

ADJ ละเอียดลออ เกินไป  จู้จี้ เกินไป  la-iad-la-aor-koen-pai

 

wiredrew

VT กริยา ช่อง ที่  2 ของ  wiredraw ทำให้ เป็น เส้น ลวด ที่ บาง ลง  kri-ya-chong-ti-2-kong

 

wirehair

N สุนัข ขน แข็ง พันธุ์ เท อเรี ยร์  wire fox terrier wirehaired terrier sa-nak-kon-kang-pan-tor-ria

 

wireless

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่มี เส้น ลวด  sueng-mai-me-sen-luad

 

wireless

N วิทยุ (คำ โบรา ณ  radio wid-ta-yu

 

wireless telegraph

N วิทยุโทรเลข  wid-ta-yu-to-la-lek

 

wireless telephone

N วิทยุโทรศัพท์  radiotelephone wid-ta-yu-to-ra-sab

 

wirelike

ADJ ซึ่ง มี ลักษณะ คล้าย เส้น ลวด หรือ สายไฟ (โดยเฉพาะ ความ บาง และ ความยืดหยุ่น  wiry sueng-me-lak-sa-na-kai-sen-luad

 

wireman

N ช่าง สายไฟ  ช่าง วาง ระบบ สายไฟ  ช่าง วาง ระบบ สาย เค เบิ้ล  chang-sai-fai

 

wireness

N การ ทำ ด้วย สาย โลหะ  kan-tam-duai-sai-lo-ha

 

wirepuller

N ผู้ ชัก สาย หุ่นกระบอก  phu-chak-sai-huan-kra-bok

 

wirepuller

N ผู้ ชักใย เบื้องหลัง  ผู้ ชักใย  phu-chak-yai-buang-lang

 

wirepulling

ADJ ซึ่ง ชักใย อยู่ เบื้องหลัง  ซึ่ง มีอิทธิพล อยู่ เบื้องหลัง  influential sueng-chak-yai-yu-buang-lang

 

wiretap

N การ ต่อ สาย ดักฟัง โทรศัพท์ ของ ผู้อื่น  kan-tor-sai-dak-fang-to-ra-sab-kong-phu-uen

 

wiretap

VI ต่อ สาย ดักฟัง โทรศัพท์ ของ ผู้อื่น  bug tap tor-sai-dak-fang-to-ra-sab-kong-phu-uen

 

wiretap

VT ต่อ สาย ดักฟัง โทรศัพท์ ของ ผู้อื่น  bug tap tor-sai-dak-fang-to-ra-sab-kong-phu-uen

 

wiretapper

N ผู้ ต่อ สาย ดักฟัง โทรศัพท์ ของ ผู้อื่น  eavesdropper spy detective phu-tor-sai-dak-fang-to-ra-sab-kong-phu-uen

 

wireway

N ทางเดิน ของ สายไฟ ใน ตึก  tang-doen-kong-sai-fai-nai-tuek

 

wirework

N ผลิตภัณ ฑ์ ลวด โลหะ  สิ่ง ที่ ทำ จาก ลวด โลหะ  pa-lid-pan-luad-lo-ha

 

wireworker

N คนที่ ทำ ผลิตภัณ ฑ์ ลวด โลหะ  คนที่ ทำ สิ่งของ จาก ลวด ตาข่าย  kon-ti-tam-pa-lid-pan-luad-lo-ha

 

wireworm

N หนอน ลำตัว แข็ง เป็นตัว อ่อน ของ แมลง เต่าทอง และ ทำลาย ราก พืช  non-lam-tua-kang-pen-tua-on-kong-ma-lang-tao-tong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WIRE

n.A thread of metal; any metallic substance drawn to an even thread.

 

WIRE

v.t.To bind with wire; to apply wire to, as in bottling liquors.

 

WIREDRAW

v.t.[wire and draw. ] 1. To draw a metal into wire, which is done by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel.
2. To draw into length.
3. To draw by art or violence.
My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy.
4. To draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument.

 

WIREDRAWER

n.One who draw metal into wire.

 

WIREDRAWING

ppr. 1. Drawing a metal into wire.
2. Drawing to a great length or fineness.

 

WIREDRAWN

pp. Drawn into wire; drawn out to great length or fineness.

 

WIRE-GRATE

n.[wire and grate. ] A grate or contrivance of fine wire work to keep insects out of vineries, hot houses, etc.

 

WIRE-HEEL

n.[wire and heel. ] A defect and disease in the feet of a horse or other beast.

 

WIRE-WORM

n.[wire and worm. ] A mischievous worm that sometimes injures grain.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WIRE

Wire, n. Etym: [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. virr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. .]

 

1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.

 

Note: Wire is made of any desired form, as round, square, triangular, etc. , by giving this shape to the hole in the drawplate, or between the rollers.

 

2. A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire. [Colloq. ] Wire bed, Wire mattress, an elastic bed bottom or mattress made of wires interwoven or looped together in various ways. -- Wire bridge, a bridge suspended from wires, or cables made of wire. -- Wire cartridge, a shot cartridge having the shot inclosed in a wire cage. -- Wire cloth, a coarse cloth made of woven metallic wire, -- used for strainers, and for various other purposes. -- Wire edge, the thin, wirelike thread of metal sometimes formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening it. -- Wire fence, a fence consisting of posts with strained horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework, between. -- Wire gauge or gage. (a ) A gauge for measuring the diameter of wire, thickness of sheet metal, etc. , often consisting of a metal plate with a series of notches of various widths in its edge. (b ) A standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as by numbers, to which the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal in usually made, and which is used in describing the size or thickness. There are many different standards for wire gauges, as in different countries, or for different kinds of metal, the Birmingham wire gauges and the American wire gauge being often used and designated by the abbreviations B. W.G. and A. W.G. respectively. -- Wire gauze, a texture of finely interwoven wire, resembling gauze. -- Wire grass (Bot. ), either of the two common grasses Eleusine Indica, valuable for hay and pasture, and Poa compressa, or blue grass. See Blue grass. -- Wire grub (Zoöl.), a wireworm. -- Wire iron, wire rods of iron. -- Wire lathing, wire cloth or wire netting applied in the place of wooden lathing for holding plastering. -- Wire mattress. See Wire bed, above. -- Wire micrometer, a micrometer having spider lines, or fine wires, across the field of the instrument. -- Wire nail, a nail formed of a piece of wire which is headed and pointed. -- Wire netting, a texture of woven wire coarser than ordinary wire gauze. -- Wire rod, a metal rod from which wire is formed by drawing. -- Wire rope, a rope formed wholly, or in great part, of wires.

 

WIRE

Wire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wired; p. pr. & vb. n. Wiring. ]

 

1. To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.

 

2. To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads.

 

3. To snare by means of a wire or wires.

 

4. To send (a message ) by telegraph. [Colloq. ]

 

WIRE

WIRE Wire, v. i.

 

1. To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a tenuous stream. [R.] P. Fletcher.

 

2. To send a telegraphic message. [Colloq. ]

 

WIREDRAW

Wire "draw `, v. t. [imp. Wiredrew; p. p. Wiredrawn; p. pr. & vb. n.Wiredrawing. ]

 

1. To form (a piece of metal ) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel.

 

2. Hence, to draw by art or violence. My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy. Dryden.

 

3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument. Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a court of justice. Macaulay.

 

4. (Steam Engine )

 

Defn: To pass, or to draw off, (as steam ) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction.

 

WIRE-DRAWER

WIRE-DRAWER Wire "-draw `er, n.

 

Defn: One who draws metal into wire.

 

WIRE GUN

WIRE GUN Wire gun.

 

Defn: = Wire-wound gun.

 

WIRE-HEEL

WIRE-HEEL Wire "-heel `, n. (Far. )

 

Defn: A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast.

 

WIRELESS

WIRELESS Wire "less, a.

 

Defn: Having no wire; specif. (Elec.),

 

Defn: designating, or pertaining to, a method of telegraphy, telephony, etc. , in which the messages, etc. , are transmitted through space by electric waves; as, a wireless message. -- Wireless telegraphy or telegraph (Elec.), any system of telegraphy employing no connecting wire or wires between the transmitting and receiving stations. Although more or less successful researchers were made on the subject by Joseph Henry, Hertz, Oliver Lodge, and others, the first commercially successful system was that of Guglielmo Marconi, patented in March, 1897. Marconi employed electric waves of high frequency set up by an induction coil in an oscillator, these waves being launched into space through a lofty antenna. The receiving apparatus consisted of another antenna in circuit with a coherer and small battery for operating through a relay the ordinary telegraphic receiver. This apparatus contains the essential features of all the systems now in use. -- Wireless telephone, an apparatus or contrivance for wireless telephony. --Wireless telephony, telephony without wires, usually employing electric waves of high frequency emitted from an oscillator or generator, as in wireless telegraphy. A telephone transmitter causes fluctuations in these waves, it being the fluctuations only which affect the receiver.

 

WIRELESS

WIRELESS Wire "less, n.

 

Defn: Short for Wireless telegraphy, Wireless telephony, etc. ; as, to send a message by wireless.

 

WIRE-PULLER

WIRE-PULLER Wire "-pull `er, n.

 

Defn: One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer. Political wire-pullers and convention packers. Lowell.

 

WIRE-PULLING

WIRE-PULLING Wire "-pull `ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue.

 

WIRE-TAILED

WIRE-TAILED Wire "-tailed `, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules.

 

WIRE TAPPER

WIRE TAPPER Wire tapper.

 

Defn: One that taps, or cuts in on, telegraph wires and intercepts messages; hence (Slang ),

 

Defn: a swindler who pretends to tap wires or otherwise intercept advance telegraphic news for betting. -- Wire tapping.

 

WIREWORK

WIREWORK Wire "work `, n.

 

Defn: Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.

 

WIRE-WORKER

WIRE-WORKER Wire "-work `er, n.

 

Defn: One who manufactures articles from wire.

 

WIREWORM

WIREWORM Wire "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) One of the larvæ of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub. (b ) A galleyworm.

 

WIRE-WOUND GUN

WIRE-WOUND GUN Wire "-wound ` gun. (Ordnance )

 

Defn: A gun in the construction of which an inner tube (either entire or in segments ) is wound with wire under tension to insure greater soundness and uniformity of resistance. In modern construction hoops and jackets are shrunk on over the wire.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

wire

wire |wīr ˈwaɪ (ə )r | ▶noun 1 metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod. • a piece of such metal. • a length or quantity of wire used, for example, for fencing or to carry an electric current. • Horse Racing a wire stretched across and above the track at the finish line of a racetrack. • an electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person. 2 informal a telegram or cablegram. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 install electric circuits or wires in: wiring a plug | they wired the place themselves. • connect (someone or something ) to a piece of electronic equipment: a microphone wired to a loudspeaker. 2 provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires: they wired his jaw. 3 informal send a telegram or cablegram to: she wired her friend for advice. • [ with two objs. ] send (money ) to (someone ) by means of a telegram or cablegram: he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500. 4 snare (an animal ) with wire. 5 Croquet obstruct (a ball, shot, or player ) by a wicket. PHRASES by wire by telegraph. down to the wire informal used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute: it was probable that the test of nerves would go down to the wire. get one's wires crossed see cross. under the wire informal at the last possible opportunity; just in time. DERIVATIVES wir er noun ORIGIN Old English wīr, of Germanic origin, probably from the base of Latin viere ‘plait, weave. ’

 

wire brush

wire brush ▶noun a brush with tough wire bristles for cleaning hard surfaces. • a brush with wire strands, used on cymbals to produce a soft metallic sound. ▶verb ( wire-brush ) [ with obj. ] clean (something ) with a wire brush.

 

wire cloth

wire cloth ▶noun fabric woven from wire.

 

wire cutter

wire cut ter ▶noun (usu. wire cutters ) a tool for cutting wire.

 

wired

wired |wīrd ˈwaɪ (ə )rd | ▶adjective 1 making use of computers to transfer or receive information, esp. by means of the Internet: the economic arguments for getting your business wired. • (of a device or network ) using wires or cables rather than wireless technology to transmit signals. 2 [ predic. ] informal in a nervous, tense, or edgy state: not much sleep lately —I'm a little wired. • under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

 

wire-draw

wire-draw ▶verb ( past wire-drew; past participle wire-drawn ) [ with obj. ] (often as noun wire-drawing ) 1 draw out (metal ) into wire by passing it through a series of holes of diminishing diameter in a steel plate. 2 archaic refine (an argument or idea ) excessively, in such a way that it becomes strained or forced. DERIVATIVES wire-draw er noun

 

wireframe

wire frame |ˈwīrˌfrām ˈwaɪərfreɪm | ▶noun Computing a skeletal three dimensional model in which only lines and vertices are represented. • an image or set of images which displays the functional elements of a website or page, typically used for planning a site's structure and functionality.

 

wire fraud

wire fraud |ˈwaɪ (ə )r frɔd | ▶noun financial fraud involving the use of telecommunications or information technology.

 

wire gauge

wire gauge ▶noun a gauge for measuring the diameter of wire. • the diameter of wire; any of a series of standard sizes in which wire is made.

 

wire gauze

wire gauze ▶noun see gauze.

 

wire grass

wire grass ▶noun a grass with tough wiry stems. [Genera Aristida and Poa, family Gramineae: several species, including the European P. compressa, which has become naturalized in North America. ]

 

wire-guided

wire-guid ed ▶adjective (of a missile ) directed by means of electrical signals transmitted along fine connecting wires that uncoil during the missile's flight.

 

wire-haired

wire-haired ▶adjective (esp. of a dog breed ) having stiff or wiry hair: a wire-haired terrier.

 

wireless

wire less |ˈwīrlis ˈwaɪ (ə )rləs | ▶adjective using radio, microwaves, etc. (as opposed to wires or cables ) to transmit signals: wireless broadband. ▶noun 1 broadcasting, computer networking, or other communication using radio signals, microwaves, etc. 2 (also wireless set ) dated, chiefly Brit. a radio receiving set. DERIVATIVES wire less ly adverb

 

wireless hot spot

wire less hot spot (also wireless hotspot ) ▶noun an area with a usable signal to allow wireless connection to the Internet or some other computer network.

 

wireline

wire line |ˈwīrˌlīn ˈwaɪərlaɪn | ▶noun 1 a telegraph or telephone wire. 2 (in the oil industry ) a cable for lowering and raising tools and other equipment in a well shaft. • an electric cable used to connect measuring devices in an oil well with indicating or recording instruments at the surface. 3 a horizontal watermark in laid paper.

 

wireman

wire man |ˈwīrˌmən ˈwaɪərmæn | ▶noun ( pl. wiremen ) 1 an electrician. 2 a journalist working for a news agency. 3 informal a professional wiretapper.

 

wirepuller

wire pull er |ˈwīrˌpo͝olər ˈwaɪ (ə )rˌpʊlər | ▶noun informal a person, esp. a politician, who exerts control or influence from behind the scenes. DERIVATIVES wire pull ing |-ˌpo͝oliNG |noun

 

wire rope

wire rope ▶noun a length of rope made from wires twisted together as strands; cable.

 

wire service

wire serv ice |ˈwaɪ (ə )r ˌsərvəs | ▶noun a news agency that supplies syndicated news by wire to newspapers, radio, and television stations.

 

wire stripper

wire strip |per ▶noun a tool for removing the insulation from electric wires.

 

wiretapping

wire tap ping |ˈwīrˌtapiNG ˈwaɪərtæpɪŋ | ▶noun the practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to secretly monitor a conversation. DERIVATIVES wire tap noun & verb, wire tap per |-ˌtapər |noun

 

wire-walker

wire-walker ▶noun an acrobat who walks along and performs feats on a tightrope.

 

wire wheel

wire wheel ▶noun a wheel on a car, esp. a sports car, having narrow metal spokes.

 

wireworm

wire worm |ˈwīrˌwərm ˈwaɪərwərm | ▶noun a wormlike hard-skinned larva, esp. of a click beetle. Many wireworms feed on the underground parts of plants and can cause damage to arable and other crops. • a myriapod, esp. of the millipede genus Iulus, which damages plant roots.

 

Oxford Dictionary

wire

wire |wʌɪə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod. • [ count noun ] a length or quantity of wire used to carry an electric current, for fencing, etc. • (usu. the wire ) N. Amer. Horse Racing a wire stretched across and above the start and finish of a racecourse. 2 an electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person. 3 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a telegram or cablegram. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 install electric circuits or wires in: wiring a plug | electricians wired up searchlights. • connect (someone or something ) to a piece of electronic equipment: a microphone wired to a loudspeaker. 2 provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires: they wired his jaw. 3 informal, chiefly N. Amer. send a telegram or cablegram to: she wired her friend for advice. • [ with two objs ] send (money ) to (someone ) by means of a telegram or cablegram: he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500. 4 snare (an animal ) with wire. 5 Croquet obstruct (a ball, shot, or player ) by a hoop. PHRASES by wire by telegraph. down to the wire informal used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute: it was probable that the test of nerves would go down to the wire. get one's wires crossed see cross. under the wire N. Amer. informal at the last possible opportunity; just in time: the team got into the playoffs just under the wire. wire-to-wire N. Amer. informal from start to finish. DERIVATIVES wirer noun ORIGIN Old English wīr; of Germanic origin, probably from the base of Latin viere ‘plait, weave ’.

 

wire brush

wire brush ▶noun a brush with tough wire bristles for cleaning hard surfaces. • a brush with wire strands, used on cymbals to produce a soft metallic sound. ▶verb ( wire-brush ) [ with obj. ] clean (something ) with a wire brush.

 

wire cloth

wire cloth ▶noun [ mass noun ] cloth woven from wire.

 

wire cutter

wire cut ¦ter ▶noun (usu. wire cutters ) a tool for cutting wire.

 

wired

wired |ˈwʌɪəd | ▶adjective 1 making use of computers to transfer or receive information, especially by means of the Internet: the economic arguments for getting your business wired. • (of a device or network ) using wires or cables rather than wireless technology to transmit signals. 2 [ predic. ] informal in a nervous, tense, or edgy state: not much sleep lately —I'm a little wired. • under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

 

wire-draw

wire-draw |ˈwʌɪədrɔː | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often as noun wire-drawing ) draw out (metal ) into wire by passing it through a series of holes of diminishing diameter in a steel plate. 2 archaic refine (an argument or idea ) excessively, in such a way that it becomes strained or forced. DERIVATIVES wire-drawer noun

 

wireframe

wire |frame ▶noun Computing a skeletal three-dimensional model in which only lines and vertices are represented. • an image or set of images which displays the functional elements of a website or page, typically used for planning a site's structure and functionality.

 

wire fraud

wire fraud ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly US financial fraud involving the use of telecommunications or information technology.

 

wire gauge

wire gauge ▶noun a gauge for measuring the diameter of wire. • the diameter of wire; any of a series of standard sizes in which wire is made.

 

wire gauze

wire gauze ▶noun [ mass noun ] a stiff gauze woven from wire.

 

wire grass

wire grass ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. & Austral. a grass with tough wiry stems. ●Genera Aristida and Poa, family Gramineae: several species, including the European P. compressa, which has become naturalized in North America.

 

wire-guided

wire-guided ▶adjective (of a missile ) directed by means of electrical signals transmitted along fine connecting wires which uncoil during the missile's flight.

 

wire-haired

wire-haired ▶adjective (especially of a dog breed ) having stiff or wiry hair: a wire-haired terrier.

 

wireless

wire |less |ˈwʌɪəlɪs | ▶adjective using radio, microwaves, etc. (as opposed to wires or cables ) to transmit signals: wireless broadband. ▶noun 1 dated, chiefly Brit. (also wireless set ) a radio: listening to the news on the wireless. 2 [ mass noun ] broadcasting, computer networking, or other communication using radio signals, microwaves, etc. DERIVATIVES wirelessly adverb

 

wireless hot spot

wire less hot spot (also wireless hotspot ) ▶noun an area with a usable signal to allow wireless connection to the Internet or some other computer network.

 

wireline

wire |line |ˈwʌɪəlʌɪn | ▶noun 1 a telegraph or telephone wire. 2 (in the oil industry ) a cable for lowering and raising tools and other equipment in a well shaft. • an electric cable used to connect measuring devices in an oil well with indicating or recording instruments at the surface.

 

wireman

wire |man |ˈwʌɪəmən | ▶noun ( pl. wiremen ) 1 chiefly US an installer or repairer of electric wiring. 2 a journalist working for a news agency.

 

wirepuller

wire |pull ¦er |ˈwʌɪəpʊlə | ▶noun N. Amer. informal a person, especially a politician, who exerts control or influence from behind the scenes. DERIVATIVES wirepulling noun

 

wire rope

wire rope ▶noun a length of rope made from wires twisted together as strands.

 

wire service

wire ser |vice ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a news agency that supplies syndicated news by wire to newspapers, radio, and television stations.

 

wire stripper

wire strip |per ▶noun a tool for removing the insulation from electric wires.

 

wiretapping

wire |tap ¦ping |ˈwʌɪətapɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to monitor conversations secretly. DERIVATIVES wiretap noun & verb, wiretapper noun

 

wire-walker

wire-walker ▶noun an acrobat who walks along and performs feats on a tightrope.

 

wire wheel

wire wheel ▶noun a wheel on a car, especially a sports car, having narrow metal spokes.

 

wire wool

wire wool ▶noun Brit. another term for steel wool.

 

wireworm

wire |worm |ˈwʌɪəwəːm | ▶noun the worm-like larva of a click beetle. Many wireworms feed on the underground parts of plants and can cause damage to arable and other crops.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

wire

wire noun the wires will be run under the ground: cable, lead, cord; power line; filament.

 

wired

wired adjective 1 she's totally wired: hyper, buzzing, excited, adrenalized, high, manic, tense, strung out, antsy. 2 get your company wired: online, hooked up, connected, web-enabled.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

wire

wire noun cable, lead, flex.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wire

wire /waɪə r /〖語源は 「編んだもの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U C 針金 , 鉄線 , ワイヤー (!1本のものは C, 束 網状にまとまったものは U ) ▸ a (piece of ) copper wire 銅線1本 ▸ a coil of wire 1巻きのワイヤー ▸ a wire fence 鉄条網 ▸ a wire brush (さび ペンキなどを落とす )ワイヤーブラシ .2 C U (送電 信号用の )ケーブル ; …線 ▸ telephone [electrical ] wire 電話 [電 ]線 .3 C ｟米 くだけて ｠盗聴器 .4 C ｟米 くだけて ｠電報 (telegram ); U 電信 (telegraph ); 〖the ～〗電話 (telephone )▸ send him a wire 彼に電報を打つ ▸ transfer money by wire 電信で送金する .5 U 〖the ～〗(刑務所などの )鉄条網 ▸ get through the wire 脱獄する .6 C 〘競馬 〙決勝線 〘ゴール地点上部に張られた針金 〙.d ò wn to the w í re ｟米 くだけて ｠最後 [とことん ]まで .g è t (í n ) under the w í re ｟米 くだけて ｠なんとか間に合う .g è t one's w í res cr ò ssed 1 電話が混線する .2 混乱して聞き間違える .p ù ll (the ) w í res 1 操り人形を操る .2 陰で糸を引く, コネを使う .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; wiring /wáɪ (ə )rɪŋ /(→分詞 wired )他動詞 1 «…に » 〈物 〉を針金でつなぐ [縛る ](together, up ) «to, onto » ▸ have one's jaw wired shut あごを開かないよう針金で固定される .2 a. 〈場所 物など 〉に配線を行う , 回線を通す ; 〈電気器具など 〉を配線する (up )▸ wire a house for the Internet 家にインターネット回線を引く ▸ wire a plug properly プラグにきちんと配線を施す .b. 【電気器具 装置などに 】(コードで )〈物 人など 〉をつなぐ (up ) «to » ▸ wire a microphone to the amplifier マイクをアンプに接続する .3 ｟主に米 ｠〖～ A B /B to A 〗A 〈人 口座など 〉にB 〈金 〉を電信で送る ▸ wire A $1,000 ≒wire $1,000 to A Aに千ドルを電信で送る .4 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠〈人 〉に電報を打つ, 〈事 〉を電報で知らせる ; 〖～ A B /B to A 〗A 〈人 〉にB 〈事 〉を電報で知らせる ; 〖～ (A ) that節 〗(A 〈人 〉に )…と電報で知らせる ; 〖～ A to do 〗A 〈人 〉に …するように電報で知らせる ▸ wire the sad news to A ≒wire A the sad news Aに悲報を電報で知らせる ▸ Al wired me that my mother was seriously sick .アルは母が重病だと私に電報で伝えた .5 〈人 部屋など 〉に盗聴器を仕掛ける .自動詞 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠ «…に /…を求めて » 電報を打つ «to /for » .～́ c ù tters 〖複数扱い 〗ワイヤーカッター .～́ g à uge ワイヤーゲージ 〘針金の太さを測る 〙.～̀ g á uze 細目金網 .～̀ m é sh ｟米 ｠[n é tting ｟英 ｠](フェンスなどの )金網 .～̀ r ó pe ワイヤーロープ .～́ s è rvice ｟主に米 ｠通信社 .～̀ str í pper 電線ストリッパー 〘電線から絶縁体を取り除く道具 〙.～́ tr à nsfer 電信送金 .～̀ wh í sk (卵 クリームなどの )泡立て器 .～̀ w ó ol ｟英 ｠(研磨用 )鋼綿, スチールウール (steel wool ).

 

wired

wired 形容詞 1 ｟くだけて ｠インターネットに接続された .2 有線の .3 盗聴器を仕組んだ .4 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(強化のために )針金を入れた .5 ｟主に米 くだけた話 ｠〖通例be ～〗興奮した, 神経の高ぶった ; 薬物 [酒 ]でハイになった .

 

wire-haired

w ì re-h á ired 形容詞 〈犬が 〉剛毛の .

 

wireless

wire less /wáɪə r ləs /形容詞 比較なし 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗無線 (接続 )の 〈電話 コンピュータ (周辺機器 )など 〉.2 ｟主に英 やや古 ｠ラジオの (radio ).3 電線を用いない .名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /｟主に英 やや古 ｠U C 〖the ～〗ラジオ (放送 ); C ラジオ (受信機 )(radio, wireless set ); U 無線通信 [電話 ]▸ on [over ] the wireless ラジオで .～̀ communic á tions 〖複数扱い 〗無線通信 .～̀ fid é lity ＝Wi (-)Fi .～̀ ph ó ne [t é lephone ]無線電話 .～̀ t é legraph 無線電信 .～̀ tel é graphy 無線電信 (術 ).

 

wirepuller

w í re p ù ller 名詞 C ｟米俗 ｠裏で糸を引く [陰で操る ]人, 黒幕 ; (操り人形などで )針金を引く人 [もの ].

 

wire-rimmed

w í re-r ì mmed 形容詞 〈めがねなどが 〉針金のような細い縁の .

 

wiretap

w í re t à p 動詞 →tap 2 自動詞 他動詞 ｟主に米 ｠(〈電話など 〉を )盗聴する .名詞 U 盗聴 ; C 盗聴器 .～per 名詞 C 盗聴者 .～ping 名詞 U 盗聴 .

 

wireworm

w í re w ò rm 名詞 C 1 〘虫 〙コメツキムシなどの幼虫 .2 〘動 〙ヤスデ .