| wire-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with wiry hair |
wirehair
wirehaired terrier
wire-haired terrier | a terrier with wiry hair |
| griffon wire-haired pointing griffon | breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat, originated in Holland but largely developed in France |
alarm
warning device
alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
alarm clock
alarm | a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time |
| baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire
barbwire | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage |
| burglar alarm | a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary |
| chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh, used to build fences |
cross hair
cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
fire alarm
smoke alarm | an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke |
gusset
inset | a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment |
guy
guy cable
guy wire
guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
| high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
insert
inset | an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted |
| inset | a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one |
| piano wire | thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
telephone wire
telephone line telegraph wire
telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
| trip wire | a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over |
| wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
| wire conducting wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
| wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire |
| wire cutter | an edge tool used in cutting wire |
wire gauge
wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
wire matrix printer
wire printer
stylus printer | an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli |
| wire recorder | an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire |
| wire stripper | a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire |
telegram
wire | a message transmitted by telegraph |
alarm
alert warning signal
alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
| burglar alarm | a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm, they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away |
| false alarm | a warning that is given about something that fails to occur |
| fire alarm | a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out |
tocsin
alarm bell | the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) |
alarm
dismay
consternation | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
| trip wire | a small military force that serves as a first line of defense, if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces |
news agency
press agency
wire service
press association
news organization
news organisation | an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically |
| wire | the finishing line on a racetrack |
eager beaver
busy bee
live wire
sharpie sharpy | an alert and energetic person |
| wire-puller | one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends |
malheur wire lettuce
Stephanomeria malheurensis | a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard, a threatened species |
yardgrass
yard grass
wire grass goose grass Eleusine indica | coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers, native to Old World tropics, a naturalized weed elsewhere |
broom beard grass
prairie grass
wire grass Andropogon scoparius
Schizachyrium scoparium | handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn |
steel wool
wire wool | a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |
| wire glass | a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it |
| wallpaper | a decorative paper for the walls of rooms |
| inset | set or place in |
electrify
wire | equip for use with electricity, electrify an appliance |
alarm
alert | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness, The empty house alarmed him, We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries |
cable
telegraph
wire | send cables, wires, or telegrams |
wallpaper
paper | cover with wallpaper |