wipe off the map |
to destroy completely. |
wipe out |
to demolish, destroy, or defeat utterly. [2 definitions] |
wiper |
one that wipes. [3 definitions] |
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. |