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 |
copper | any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings |
American copper Lycaena hypophlaeas | common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America |
copper rockfish Sebastodes caurinus | a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America |
baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire barbwire | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage |
chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh, used to build fences |
copper mine | a mine where copper is dug from the ground |
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 |
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 |
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 |
copper copper color | a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper |
telegram wire | a message transmitted by telegraph |
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 |
bull cop copper fuzz pig | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman |
eager beaver busy bee live wire sharpie sharpy | an alert and energetic person |
nark copper's nark | an informer or spy working for the police |
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 |
copper beech purple beech Fagus sylvatica atropunicea Fagus purpurea Fagus sylvatica purpurea | variety of European beech with shining purple or copperolored leaves |
copper | a copper penny |
rhinophyma hypertrophic rosacea toper's nose brandy nose rum nose rum-blossom potato nose hammer nose copper nose | enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin, often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol |
copper Cu atomic number | a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosionesistant diamagnetic metallic element, occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses, used as an electrical and thermal conductor |
chalcocite copper glance | a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper |
chalcopyrite copper pyrites | a yellow copper ore (CuFeS) made up of copper and iron sulfide |
blister copper | an impure form of copper having a black blistered surface |
steel wool wire wool | a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |
copper-base alloy | any alloy whose principal component is copper |
copper oxide | an oxide of copper |
copper sulfate copper sulphate cupric sulfate cupric sulphate | a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide |
wire glass | a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it |
electrify wire | equip for use with electricity, electrify an appliance |
cable telegraph wire | send cables, wires, or telegrams |