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wipe up to remove by rubbing.
wire a rod or strand of usu. flexible metal. [14 definitions]
wired equipped with wires. [6 definitions]
wiredraw to draw or stretch (metal) into wire, as through conical holes in a series of steel plates.
wireframe a visual representation of the structural framework of a website that is often used in website development. [2 definitions]
wire fraud a type of criminal act that involves deception for personal gain and that makes use of telecommunications devices or the internet.
wire gauge a gauge calibrated for determining the diameter of wire or thickness of sheet metal.
wirehair a pedigreed dog with a wiry coat, esp. one of a breed in which two or more types of coat are recognized. [2 definitions]
wire-haired having coarse stiff tightly crimped hair, as certain breeds of dogs.
wireless not having wires, or operating, transmitting, or being transmitted without wires. [5 definitions]
wireless telegraph radiotelegraph.
wireless telephone a telephone that is operated by radio-transmitted signals.
Wirephoto trademark for a system of transmitting photographs by telephone wire, or a photograph so sent.
wirepuller one who manipulates wires or strings, as of a puppet. [2 definitions]
wire recorder a device, a forerunner of the tape recorder, that records and plays back sound on magnetized steel wire.
wire service a business that transmits news stories, photographs, features, stock market prices, and the like, by electronic means to newspapers and radio and television that subscribe for the service.
wiretap a concealed device attached to the wires, usu. of a telephone, to permit eavesdropping on or recording of private conversations. [5 definitions]
wirework netting, mesh, and other articles made of wire.
wiring the act of one who wires. [2 definitions]
wiry of, pertaining to, made of, or in the form of wire. [3 definitions]
Wisconsin a midwestern U.S. state between Minnesota and Lake Michigan. (abbr.: WI)