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wire·less
 wireless
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- pronunciation:
- waIr
lihs
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
not having wires, or operating, transmitting, or being transmitted without wires.
I find wireless headphones to be very convenient. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a radio telephone or telegraph set or system.
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| definition 2: |
a message transmitted by such a system.
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| definition 3: |
(chiefly British; old-fashioned) a radio
We heard the announcement on the wireless. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wirelesses, wirelessing, wirelessed |
| definition: |
to communicate (a message) or communicate with (someone) by radio telephone or telegraph.
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| derivations: |
wirelessly (adv.), wirelessness (n.) |
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