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"word": "American wire gauge"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "archwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "barbed wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "barb wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "barb-wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "behind the wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Birmingham wire gauge"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "bobbed wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "bob wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "body wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "bridge wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "by wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "cheese wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "chicken wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "concertina wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "conducting wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "contact wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "crosswire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Dannert wire"
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{
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"word": "down to the wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "drive-by-wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "enameled wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Fedwire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "fence wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "fencing wire"
},
{
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"word": "firewire"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "fly-by-wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "flywire"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "fly-wire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "French wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "fuse wire"
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"word": "gate-to-wire"
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"word": "get one's wires crossed"
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"word": "go to the wire"
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"word": "ground wire"
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"word": "guidewire"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "guy-wire"
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"word": "have one's wires crossed"
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"word": "haywire"
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"word": "high-wire"
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"word": "high wire"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "highwire"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "highwire walker"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "high-wire walker"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "interwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "intrawire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Kirschner wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "K-wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "live wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "live-wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "magnesium wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "microguidewire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "microwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mosquito wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mulga wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "multiwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "nanowire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "news wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "newswire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "nonwireless"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "office wire"
},
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"word": "on the wire"
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"word": "over-the-wire"
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"word": "page wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "pendulum wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "piano wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "pinion wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "poultry wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "pressure wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "private-wire house"
},
{
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"word": "pull the wires"
},
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"word": "razor wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "razor-wired"
},
{
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"word": "ribbon wire"
},
{
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"word": "slackwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "slidewire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "smoothwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "softwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spit and baling wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "stair-wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "stair wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "tie wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "tightwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "trawlwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "tripwire"
},
{
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"word": "under the wire"
},
{
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"word": "underwire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "underwired"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "waiver wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire bail"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireball"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirebird"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire bonder"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirebound"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire bridge"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire broadcasting"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-brush"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire brush"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire cartridge"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire chamber"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire clippers"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire cloth"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire connector"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire copy"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire cutter"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire cutters"
},
{
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"word": "wired"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-dancer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiredraw"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiredrawer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire edge"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-edged"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire entanglement"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireform"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire fox terrier"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-frame"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireframe"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire frame"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire fraud"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire fu"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire gauze"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiregrass"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-guard"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire gun"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirehair"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirehaired"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-haired"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirehead"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-heel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirehouse"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirelength"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireless"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirelessly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirelessness"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirelike"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireline"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiremaker"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiremaking"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireman"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire mattress"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire netting"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire nut"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire off"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirephoto"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire recorder"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirerimmed"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireroom"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire rope"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire rush"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirescape"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire service"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiresmith"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiresome"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire speed"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire stem"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire stripper"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-tap"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire tap"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiretap"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiretapper"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-to-wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire transfer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirewalker"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirewalking"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirewater"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireweed"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire wheel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire wool"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wirework"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireworker"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wireworm"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire-wove"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wire wrap"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiry"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "word on the wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "X-by-wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "zip wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "zip-wire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wiring"
}
],
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "afb",
"2": "واير",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "wāyir"
},
"expansion": "→ Gulf Arabic: واير (wāyir)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Gulf Arabic: واير (wāyir)"
},
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "vaier",
"3": "wire",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: vaier, wire",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: vaier, wire"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "vaier",
"3": "wire",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: vaier, wire",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: vaier, wire"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "vajer",
"3": "wire",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swedish: vajer, wire",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Swedish: vajer, wire"
}
],
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"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "wir"
},
"expansion": "Middle English wir",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "wyr"
},
"expansion": "wyr",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "wīr",
"4": "",
"5": "wire, metal thread, wire-ornament"
},
"expansion": "Old English wīr (“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*wīraz",
"4": "",
"5": "wire"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*weh₁iros",
"4": "",
"5": "a twist, thread, cord, wire"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*weh₁y-",
"3": "",
"4": "to turn, twist, weave, plait"
},
"expansion": "*weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "wires",
"tags": [
"plural"
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}
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"args": {
"1": "~"
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"expansion": "wire (countable and uncountable, plural wires)",
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}
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{
"ref": "2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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],
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"(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die."
],
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "steel wire"
},
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "thread"
}
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "draad"
},
{
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tel"
},
{
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"code": "apw",
"lang": "Western Apache",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "bitsʼǫǫs"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "silk",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "سِلْك"
},
{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
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"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
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},
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "մետաղալար"
},
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"code": "as",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "তাৰ"
},
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "tel"
},
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"code": "az",
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{
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"masculine"
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"word": "তার"
},
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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},
{
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"word": "ဝိုင်ယာကြိုး"
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],
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"word": "waya"
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{
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"code": "ccc",
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"word": "alampre"
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{
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"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ᎤᏯᏅᎯ"
},
{
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"word": "線"
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{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "线"
},
{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
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},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "铁丝"
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "draad"
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"word": "drato"
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"word": "traat"
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"word": "lanka"
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "metallilanka"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fil"
},
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arame"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mavtuli",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "მავთული"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Draht"
},
{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "nimissiaq"
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{
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "khut",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חוּט"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "tār",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "तार"
},
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "huzal"
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{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "drót"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vír"
},
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "barot"
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{
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "kawat"
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{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "proovolka"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "filo"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
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},
{
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"alt": "はりがね",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "針金"
},
{
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"alt": "せん",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "線"
},
{
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ワイヤー"
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{
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"word": "kawat"
},
{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "сым"
},
{
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"code": "km",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "លួស"
},
{
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"alt": "鐵絲",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "cheolsa",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "철사"
},
{
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"code": "ckb",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "تێل"
},
{
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"word": "сым"
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{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ລວດ"
},
{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ສາຍ"
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{
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
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],
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{
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"code": "lt",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
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],
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},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
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],
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{
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"code": "mk",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жица"
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{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "ms",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "wayar"
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{
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "kawat"
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{
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"word": "dawai"
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{
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"word": "waea"
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{
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"word": "kawat"
},
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "төмөр утас"
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{
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"code": "ne",
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"roman": "tār",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "तार"
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{
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "ledning"
},
{
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
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],
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{
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"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leidning"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tråd"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "kaw",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "kawat"
},
{
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"code": "os",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "тел"
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{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "sim",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "سیم"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "tār",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "تار"
},
{
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sim",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "سیم"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Drot"
},
{
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drut"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arame"
},
{
"_dis1": "48 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4",
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
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],
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{
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"ref": "2003, Carol L. Boggs, Ward B. Watt, Paul R. Ehrlich, Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight, page 31",
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"ref": "1996, H. L. Richardson, Split Ticket, page 54",
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"ref": "1999, Teddi Chichester Bonca, Teddi Lynn Chichester, Shelley's Mirrors of Love: Narcissism, Sacrifice, and Sorority, SUNY Press, page 186",
"text": "Like the fledgling scientist who tried to wire himself into the sisterly circle at Field Place, Prometheus joins the electric circuit formed by his \"Fair sister nymphs,\" Panthea, Asia, ...",
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"ref": "2000, Joan D'Arc, Phenomenal World: Remote Viewing, Astral Travel, Apparitions, Extraterrestrials, Lucid Dreams and Other Forms of Intelligent Contact in the Magical Kingdom of Mind-at-Large, Book Tree, page 154",
"text": "... and quite handy indeed that they also saw fit to wire themselves into the social problem that they had a major hand in creating in the first place. This almost blatant orchestration of social conflict is just a ladle in the soup of ...",
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"ref": "2002, Penny Gurstein, Wired to the World, Chained to the Home: Telework in Daily Life, page 193",
"text": "I am wired into my work on a continuous basis. I think that I can shut it off, but in my heart I know I cannot",
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"ref": "2006, John F. Stacks, Scotty: James B. Reston and the Rise and Fall of American Journalism, U of Nebraska Press, page 102",
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"ref": "2006, Don Pendleton, Slaughter House, page 180",
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"ref": "2007, Michael G. Santos, Inside: Life Behind Bars in America, St. Martin's Press, page 132",
"text": "Working together with a highly-respected and well-connected gang leader like Lion reduces the risk of detection. Such men wire themselves into the happenings of the pen; they know who can pay how much, and they have finely tuned instincts for the rackets they control. The Nelsons work as a husband-and-wife team, which makes escaping detection easier.",
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"ref": "2009, Natalie Welsh, Sentenced to Hell: The Incredible True Story of a Young Mother's Miraculous Escape from Venezuela's Notorious Prison System, page 29",
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"ref": "2010, John Martin Somers, Pick Your Own Strawberries, Lulu.com, page 276",
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"ref": "2010, Jim Devellano, Roger Lajoie, The Road to Hockeytown: Jimmy Devellano's Forty Years in the NHL, page xi",
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"ref": "2013, John Rentoul, Tony Blair: Prime Minister, Faber & Faber",
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"ref": "2014, Helen Giltrow, The Distance: A Thriller, Anchor",
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"ref": "2015 March 30, Bob Raissman, “Duke's Mike Krzyzewski the darling of Final Four coaches”, in New York Daily News",
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"ref": "2015 April 18, Daniel McDonnell, “Captain Pearce aims to deliver knockout blow to Arsenal in FA Cup”, in Irish Independent",
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"ref": "2015 July 4, John Cassillo, “Neutral Fan at the Final Four: How I Got Through Four Days in Indianapolis Without Syracuse”, in SB Nation",
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"ref": "2018, Robin Brunet, Let's Get Frank, Douglas & McIntyre",
"text": "He has always done this, having a good system for wiring himself in to the daily action and buzz of what's going on with clients and the business in general. He also has a pretty good nose for figuring out who the key influencers are, […]",
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"ref": "2019, Frank H Baker, Mason Miller, Stud Managers' Handbook, CRC Press",
"text": "All that determines the amount that livestock producers receive is the degree to which they wire themselves into the various sources that are available. However, the primary source is still the land-grant-university system.",
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"ref": "2011, Jay Pestrichelli, Wayne Ferbert, Buy and Hedge: The 5 Iron Rules for Investing Over the Long Term, page 9",
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"ref": "2011, Kathryn E. Hood, Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Gary Greenberg, Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics",
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"ref": "2013 March 1, Jay Payleitner, 52 Things Daughters Need from Their Dads: What Fathers Can Do to Build a Lasting Relationship, Harvest House Publishers, page 132",
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"ref": "2015 February 18, Orvelin Valle, “This Journalist Nails The Reason Why Young Men Want To Go To War”, in We Are The Mighty",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "wirebird"
},
{
"word": "wire bonder"
},
{
"word": "wirebound"
},
{
"word": "wire bridge"
},
{
"word": "wire broadcasting"
},
{
"word": "wire-brush"
},
{
"word": "wire brush"
},
{
"word": "wire cartridge"
},
{
"word": "wire chamber"
},
{
"word": "wire clippers"
},
{
"word": "wire cloth"
},
{
"word": "wire connector"
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{
"word": "wire copy"
},
{
"word": "wire cutter"
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{
"word": "wire cutters"
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{
"word": "wired"
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{
"word": "wire-dancer"
},
{
"word": "wiredraw"
},
{
"word": "wiredrawer"
},
{
"word": "wire edge"
},
{
"word": "wire-edged"
},
{
"word": "wire entanglement"
},
{
"word": "wireform"
},
{
"word": "wire fox terrier"
},
{
"word": "wire-frame"
},
{
"word": "wireframe"
},
{
"word": "wire frame"
},
{
"word": "wire fraud"
},
{
"word": "wire fu"
},
{
"word": "wire gauze"
},
{
"word": "wiregrass"
},
{
"word": "wire-guard"
},
{
"word": "wire gun"
},
{
"word": "wirehair"
},
{
"word": "wirehaired"
},
{
"word": "wire-haired"
},
{
"word": "wirehead"
},
{
"word": "wire-heel"
},
{
"word": "wirehouse"
},
{
"word": "wirelength"
},
{
"word": "wireless"
},
{
"word": "wirelessly"
},
{
"word": "wirelessness"
},
{
"word": "wirelike"
},
{
"word": "wireline"
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{
"word": "wiremaker"
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{
"word": "wiremaking"
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{
"word": "wireman"
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{
"word": "wire mattress"
},
{
"word": "wire netting"
},
{
"word": "wire nut"
},
{
"word": "wire off"
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{
"word": "wirephoto"
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{
"word": "wirer"
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{
"word": "wire recorder"
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{
"word": "wirerimmed"
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{
"word": "wireroom"
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{
"word": "wire rope"
},
{
"word": "wire rush"
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{
"word": "wirescape"
},
{
"word": "wire service"
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{
"word": "wiresmith"
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{
"word": "wiresome"
},
{
"word": "wire speed"
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{
"word": "wire stem"
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{
"word": "wire stripper"
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{
"word": "wire-tap"
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{
"word": "wire tap"
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{
"word": "wiretap"
},
{
"word": "wiretapper"
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{
"word": "wire-to-wire"
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{
"word": "wire transfer"
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{
"word": "wirewalker"
},
{
"word": "wirewalking"
},
{
"word": "wirewater"
},
{
"word": "wireweed"
},
{
"word": "wire wheel"
},
{
"word": "wire wool"
},
{
"word": "wirework"
},
{
"word": "wireworker"
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{
"word": "wireworm"
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{
"word": "wire-wove"
},
{
"word": "wire wrap"
},
{
"word": "wiring"
},
{
"word": "wiry"
},
{
"word": "word on the wire"
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{
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{
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{
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"2": "واير",
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"name": "desc"
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"3": "wire",
"bor": "1"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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{
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{
"args": {
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"2": "vaier",
"3": "wire",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "vajer",
"3": "wire",
"bor": "1"
},
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}
],
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"2": "enm",
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"2": "ang",
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"2": "gem-pro",
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"2": "ine-pro",
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"args": {
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},
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{
"word": "barbed wire"
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{
"word": "chicken wire"
},
{
"word": "earthing wire"
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{
"word": "earth wire"
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{
"word": "enameled wire"
},
{
"word": "enamelled wire"
},
{
"word": "fuse wire"
},
{
"word": "guy wire"
},
{
"word": "haywire"
},
{
"word": "live wire"
},
{
"word": "piano wire"
},
{
"word": "pull wire"
},
{
"word": "razor wire"
},
{
"word": "trawlwire"
},
{
"word": "tripwire"
},
{
"word": "trip wire"
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{
"word": "woven wire"
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"pos": "noun",
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{
"word": "hawser"
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{
"word": "cable"
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"English uncountable nouns"
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"ref": "2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52",
"text": "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.",
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],
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]
},
{
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[
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[
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"uncountable"
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},
{
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{
"ref": "2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68",
"text": "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.",
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}
],
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"countable",
"uncountable"
]
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{
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],
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[
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"fence"
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[
"barbed",
"barbed"
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],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Sports"
],
"glosses": [
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],
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[
"sports",
"sports"
]
],
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],
"tags": [
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"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"sports"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English informal terms"
],
"glosses": [
"A telecommunication wire or cable."
],
"links": [
[
"telecommunication",
"telecommunication"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) A telecommunication wire or cable."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"informal",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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],
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{
"ref": "1964 [1929], William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 23",
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}
],
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[
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"electric"
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[
"telegraph",
"telegraph"
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[
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"telegram"
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"tags": [
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"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
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[
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"undercover"
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],
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"countable",
"slang",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English informal terms",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"text": "This election is going to go right to the wire",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"A deadline or critical endpoint."
],
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],
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"countable",
"informal",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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],
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],
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[
"billiards",
"billiards"
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[
"bead",
"bead"
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],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"ball-games",
"billiards",
"games",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"sports"
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "to pull the wires for office"
}
],
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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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[
"system",
"system"
],
[
"puppet",
"puppet"
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[
"network",
"network"
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[
"influence",
"influence"
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[
"strings",
"strings"
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],
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],
"tags": [
"countable",
"plural-normally",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with archaic senses"
],
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"A pickpocket, especially one who targets women."
],
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[
"pickpocket",
"pickpocket"
],
[
"women",
"woman"
]
],
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],
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"archaic",
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English slang"
],
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"A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game."
],
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[
"covert",
"covert"
],
[
"signal",
"signal"
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[
"cheat",
"cheat"
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[
"card game",
"card game"
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],
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],
"tags": [
"countable",
"slang",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Scottish English"
],
"glosses": [
"A knitting needle."
],
"links": [
[
"knitting needle",
"knitting needle"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Scotland) A knitting needle."
],
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"Scotland",
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds."
],
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[
"shaft",
"shaft"
],
[
"plumage",
"plumage"
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[
"bird",
"bird"
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],
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"countable",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/waɪə(ɹ)/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwaɪɚ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/waɪ(ə)ɹ/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/wʌɪ(ə)ɹ/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[wäɪɚ]",
"tags": [
"Ontario"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[wəɪɚ]",
"tags": [
"Ontario"
]
},
{
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}
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"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "cable"
},
{
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "steel wire"
},
{
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "thread"
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{
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
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{
"sense": "fencing made of usually barbed wire",
"word": "barbed wire"
},
{
"sense": "informal: telegraph",
"word": "telegraph"
},
{
"sense": "informal: message transmitted by telegraph",
"word": "telegram"
},
{
"sense": "object used to keep the score in billiards",
"word": "score string"
}
],
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{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "draad"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tel"
},
{
"code": "apw",
"lang": "Western Apache",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "bitsʼǫǫs"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "silk",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "سِلْك"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "silk",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "سِلْك"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "metaġalar",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "մետաղալար"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "tar",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "তাৰ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "tel"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "məftil"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "sim"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "timersıbıq",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "тимерсыбыҡ"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "hari"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "próvad",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "про́вад"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "drot",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дрот"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "tar",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "তার"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "žíca",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жи́ца"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tel",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "тел"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "wuing-ya-krui:",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ဝိုင်ယာကြိုး"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "filferro"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fil d'aram"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "waya"
},
{
"code": "ccc",
"lang": "Chamicuro",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "alampre"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "uyanvhi",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ᎤᏯᏅᎯ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "線"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàn",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "线"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "鐵絲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tiěsī",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "铁丝"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drát"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tråd"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "draad"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "drato"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "traat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "lanka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "metallilanka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fil"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arame"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mavtuli",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "მავთული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Draht"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sýrma",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σύρμα"
},
{
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "nimissiaq"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "khut",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חוּט"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "tār",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "तार"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "huzal"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "drót"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vír"
},
{
"code": "ilo",
"lang": "Ilocano",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "barot"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "kawat"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "proovolka"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "filo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "filo metallico"
},
{
"alt": "はりがね",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "harigane",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "針金"
},
{
"alt": "せん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sen",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "線"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "waiyā",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ワイヤー"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "kawat"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "sym",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "сым"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "luəh",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "លួស"
},
{
"alt": "鐵絲",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "cheolsa",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "철사"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "têl",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "تێل"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "sım",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "сым"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "lūat",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ລວດ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sāi",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ສາຍ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stieple"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "viela"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Drot"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "žica",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жица"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "wayar"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "kawat"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "dawai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "waea"
},
{
"code": "mrw",
"lang": "Maranao",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "kawat"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tömör utas",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "төмөр утас"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "tār",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "तार"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ledning"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tråd"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leidning"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tråd"
},
{
"code": "kaw",
"lang": "Old Javanese",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "kawat"
},
{
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "tel",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "тел"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "sim",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "سیم"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "tār",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "تار"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sim",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "سیم"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Drot"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drut"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arame"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sârmă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "próvoloka",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "про́волока"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "próvod",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "про́вод"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "uèir"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "жица"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "žica"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drôt"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "žica"
},
{
"code": "alt",
"lang": "Southern Altai",
"roman": "emik",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "эмик"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "alambre"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hilo"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "waya"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tråd"
},
{
"code": "syl",
"lang": "Sylheti",
"roman": "tar",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ꠔꠣꠞ"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "alambre"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "sim",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "сим"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lûuat",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ลวด"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǎai",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "สาย"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "lcags skud",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "ལྕགས་སྐུད"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "tel"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "sim"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "próvid",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "про́від"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "drit",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дріт"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "tār",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "تار"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "sim",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "سىم"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "sim"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "dây"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "dây thép"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gwifren"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "weiren"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "drot",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"word": "דראָט"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "thin thread of metal",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tel"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "məftil"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "žica",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жица"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cable"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "waya"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "電線"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diànxiàn",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "电线"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "elektriciteitsdraad"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "snoer"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "ader"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "sähköjohto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "johdin"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sadeni",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "სადენი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Draht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ader"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kalódio",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "καλώδιο"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "filo elettrico"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "cavo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cavo elettrico"
},
{
"alt": "でんせん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "densen",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "電線"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ksae pləəŋ",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "ខ្សែភ្លើង"
},
{
"alt": "電線",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeonseon",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "전선"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stieple"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "žica",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жица"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "wayar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przewód"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kabel"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "fio"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "próvod",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "про́вод"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "uèir"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "жица"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "žica"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "žica"
},
{
"code": "alt",
"lang": "Southern Altai",
"roman": "emik",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "эмик"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cable"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "waya"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ledning"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǎai-fai-fáa",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "สายไฟฟ้า"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǎai-fai",
"sense": "metal conductor that carries electricity",
"word": "สายไฟ"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"word": "draadheining"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "telena ograda",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"word": "телена ограда"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"word": "piikkilanka-aita"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "syrmatóplegma",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "συρματόπλεγμα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"word": "filo spinato"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "luəh bɑnlaa",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"word": "លួសបន្លា"
},
{
"alt": "鐵條網",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "cheoljomang",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"word": "철조망"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bodlikava žica",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "бодликава жица"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "fence made of usually barbed wire",
"word": "waya"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sports: finish line of a racetrack",
"word": "maalinauha"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sports: finish line of a racetrack",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "traguardo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sports: finish line of a racetrack",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arrivo"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "sports: finish line of a racetrack",
"word": "waya"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sports: finish line of a racetrack",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "målsnöre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "slang: hidden listening device on the person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Wanze"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koriós",
"sense": "slang: hidden listening device on the person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κοριός"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "slang: hidden listening device on the person",
"word": "cimice"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "slang: hidden listening device on the person",
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"ref": "2006, John F. Stacks, Scotty: James B. Reston and the Rise and Fall of American Journalism, U of Nebraska Press, page 102",
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"ref": "2007, Michael G. Santos, Inside: Life Behind Bars in America, St. Martin's Press, page 132",
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"ref": "2009, Natalie Welsh, Sentenced to Hell: The Incredible True Story of a Young Mother's Miraculous Escape from Venezuela's Notorious Prison System, page 29",
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"ref": "2010, John Martin Somers, Pick Your Own Strawberries, Lulu.com, page 276",
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"ref": "2010, Jim Devellano, Roger Lajoie, The Road to Hockeytown: Jimmy Devellano's Forty Years in the NHL, page xi",
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"ref": "2015 March 30, Bob Raissman, “Duke's Mike Krzyzewski the darling of Final Four coaches”, in New York Daily News",
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"ref": "2015 April 18, Daniel McDonnell, “Captain Pearce aims to deliver knockout blow to Arsenal in FA Cup”, in Irish Independent",
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"ref": "2013 March 1, Jay Payleitner, 52 Things Daughters Need from Their Dads: What Fathers Can Do to Build a Lasting Relationship, Harvest House Publishers, page 132",
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"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring",
"word": "waya"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "telegrafiram",
"sense": "informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system",
"word": "телеграфирам"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system",
"word": "Geld überweisen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"english": "message",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tilegrafó",
"sense": "informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system",
"word": "τηλεγραφώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "stélno",
"sense": "informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system",
"topics": [
"money",
"finance",
"business"
],
"word": "στέλνω"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system",
"word": "telegrafare"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system",
"word": "overføre"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system",
"word": "para havale etmek"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tsitóno",
"sense": "to make someone tense or psyched-up",
"word": "τσιτώνω"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make someone tense or psyched-up",
"word": "eccitare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make someone tense or psyched-up",
"word": "gasare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make someone tense or psyched-up",
"word": "avere nervi a fior di pelle"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to make someone tense or psyched-up",
"word": "waya"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vázo korió",
"sense": "slang: to install eavesdropping equipment",
"word": "βάζω κοριό"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "slang: to install eavesdropping equipment",
"word": "bedrótoz"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "slang: to install eavesdropping equipment",
"word": "installare microspie"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "slang: to install eavesdropping equipment",
"word": "waya"
}
],
"troponyms": [
{
"sense": "to fasten with wire",
"word": "rewire"
},
{
"sense": "equip for use with electricity",
"word": "rewire"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"wire (disambiguation)"
],
"word": "wire"
}
{
"called_from": "translations/324",
"msg": "possible sense number in translation item: Telugu: __IGNORE__ (1), __IGNORE__ (2)",
"path": [
"wire"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "wire",
"trace": ""
}
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