I.
noun
1 metal as thin thread
ADJECTIVE
▪ taut
▪ loose
▪ fine , thin
▪ thick
▪ flexible , soft
▪ stiff
▪ rusty
▪ metal , steel , etc.
▪ baling ( AmE ), barbed , chicken (= wire mesh used to make fences) , razor
▪ piano
▪ perimeter
▪ trip (usually tripwire )
▪
The bomb was attached to a tripwire laid across the road.
▪ high (= in a circus)
▪
One man rode a bicycle along the high ~ as the climax to the act.
… OF WIRE
▪ length , piece , strand
▪ coil , roll
▪
coils of barbed ~
VERB + WIRE
▪ cut
▪
They cut the perimeter ~ and escaped.
▪ bend , twist
▪ stretch , string
▪
The ~ was stretched between two poles.
▪ be surrounded by , be topped with , be wrapped in
▪
a fence topped with razor ~
WIRE + NOUN
▪ mesh , netting ( esp. BrE )
▪ basket , brush , cage , fence , fencing , frame , hanger , rack
▪
~ coat hangers
▪
Cool the cakes on a ~ rack.
PREPOSITION
▪ behind a/the ~
▪
Behind the ~, the prisoners were exercising.
▪ under a/the ~
▪
We got in under the ~.
2 for electricity
ADJECTIVE
▪ electric , electrical , electricity ( esp. BrE )
▪
Don't place carpets over electrical ~s.
▪
overhead electricity ~s
▪ earth ( BrE ), ground ( AmE ), live , neutral
▪
Don't touch that ~. It's live.
▪ overhead
▪ telegraph , telephone
▪ fuse
▪ bare , exposed
▪
Watch out for bare ~s.
▪ insulated , plastic-coated
▪ frayed
▪ copper , silver , etc.
▪ 14-gauge , 20-gauge , etc. ( esp. AmE )
VERB + WIRE
▪ attach , connect
▪
The ~ was attached to a pin in the plug.
▪ disconnect
▪
He disconnected the ~ from the clock.
▪ run
▪
The electrician ran a ~ from the kitchen to the bedroom.
WIRE + VERB
▪ go , lead , run , trail
▪
Where does this ~ go?
▪
There were ~s trailing everywhere.
▪ dangle , protrude , stick out
PREPOSITION
▪ along a/the ~ , down a/the ~
▪
the flow of electrical current down a ~
PHRASES
▪ a tangle of ~s
▪
I found myself tripping over a tangle of ~s and cables.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ correctly , properly
▪
You should check that the socket is correctly ~d.
▪ directly
▪ together
▪
The components have to be ~d together in a certain way.
▪ in , up
▪
She was ~d up to a heart monitor.
▪ genetically ( figurative )
▪
We're genetically ~d to love sugar.
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
Many homes were ~d for lighting only.
▪ into , to
▪
The Christmas tree lights are all ~d to one plug.
Wire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ electrician
Wire is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ plug