wire in English: A long thin piece of metal that bends easily, used to hold things together or to carry electricity. (noun)

Translation

A long thin piece of metal that bends easily, used to hold things together or to carry electricity.

Word origin

From Old English wir, meaning a thread of metal.

Gender

Pluralwires

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"Wire" is a long thin piece of metal.

, .

Here "wire" is the metal inside a cable.

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"Wire" is soft enough to bend by hand.

connect

To join two things together so that they work as one.

machine

A thing with moving parts that uses power to do work for people.

light

Light is the brightness from the sun, a fire, or a lamp that lets us see things.

line

A long thin mark, or a row of people or things one behind the other.

phone

A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages.

cable

A thick wire or a bundle of wires that carries electricity or signals, or a very strong metal rope.

electricity

The power that travels through wires and makes lights, computers and machines work.

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