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- pronunciation:
- keI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a thick, strong rope made of fiber or steel.
The bridge is supported by heavy cables.- synonyms:
- rope
- similar words:
- cord, cordage, guy, line, strand, twine
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| definition 2: |
a heavy chain used to moor or anchor ships.
- synonyms:
- chain, hawser, mooring
- similar words:
- line
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| definition 3: |
a wrapped cord of insulated electrical wires.
Some electrical cables came down during the storm.- synonyms:
- cord, wire
- similar words:
- cordage, line, strand
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| definition 4: |
a cablegram.
My father sent a cable from England.- synonyms:
- cablegram, telegram, wire
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| definition 5: |
cable television.
We get a lot more channels now that we have cable.- similar words:
- television
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| related words: |
brace, chain, junk |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cables, cabling, cabled |
| definition 1: |
to send a cablegram to.
I cabled her with the news.- synonyms:
- telegraph, wire
- similar words:
- telephone
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| definition 2: |
to send (a message) by telegraph.
- synonyms:
- telegraph, wire
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| definition 3: |
to attach with a cable or cables.
- synonyms:
- wire
- similar words:
- affix, attach, connect, fasten, hook up, join
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| definition 4: |
to equip with a cable or cables.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to transmit a message by cablegram.
- synonyms:
- telegraph, wire
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or relating to cable television.
You have to pay extra for some cable channels.Do you think cable programming is high quality? |
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