wind
winding
twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
| 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 |
field coil
field winding | the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine |
| gift wrapping | ornamental wrapping for gifts |
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 |
pall shroud
cerement
winding-sheet
windinglothes | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
| piano wire | thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
primary coil
primary winding
primary | coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit, current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil |
secondary coil
secondary winding
secondary | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil |
swathe
wrapping | an enveloping bandage |
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 |
wrapping
wrap wrapper | the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped |
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 |
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 |
| wrapping paper | a tough paper used for wrapping |
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 |
| self-winding | designed so that manual winding is unnecessary, a self-winding watch |
wire-haired
wiry-coated | (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair, a wire-haired terrier |
meandering(a)
rambling
wandering(a)
winding | of a path e.g., meandering streams, rambling forest paths, the river followed its wandering course, a winding country road |
tortuous
twisting
twisty
winding
voluminous | marked by repeated turns and bends, a tortuous road up the mountain, winding roads are full of surprises, had to steer the car down a twisty track |