| tension | the action of stretching something tight, tension holds the belt in the pulleys |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| tension | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body, the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear |
| surface tension | a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces |
interfacial tension
interfacial surface tension | surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids |
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 |
latent hostility
tension | feelings of hostility that are not manifest, he could sense her latent hostility to him, the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions |
| tension | a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature), there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time, there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history |
| normal tension glaucoma | glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal |
| tension headache | a headache located at the back of the head, usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress |
| tension tenseness stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense, he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension, stress is a vasoconstrictor |
| tension tensity tenseness tautness | the physical condition of being stretched or strained, it places great tension on the leg muscles, he could feel the tenseness of her body |
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 |
electrify
wire | equip for use with electricity, electrify an appliance |
cable
telegraph
wire | send cables, wires, or telegrams |
| wire | fasten with wire, The columns were wired to the beams for support |
| wire | string on a wire, wire beads |
| hot-wire | start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock, The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van |
| wire | provide with electrical circuits, wire the addition to the house |
manipulate
pull strings
pull wires | influence or control shrewdly or deviously, He manipulated public opinion in his favor |
wire-haired
wiry-coated | (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair, a wire-haired terrier |
| high-tension | subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage, high-tension wire |