fence lizard | spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico |
western fence lizard swift blue-belly Sceloporus occidentalis | common western lizard, seen on logs or rocks |
eastern fence lizard pine lizard Sceloporus undulatus | small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia |
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 |
chainlink fence | a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern |
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 |
fence fencing | a barrier that serves to enclose an area |
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 |
picket fence paling | a fence made of upright pickets |
rail fence | a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) |
split rail fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
sunk fence ha-ha haw-haw | a ditch with one side being a retaining wall, used to divide lands without defacing the landscape |
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 |
worm fence snake fence snakeail fence Virginia fence | rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails |
telegram wire | a message transmitted by telegraph |
fence mending | social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics), they moved forward from a period of fence mending to substantive changes in the country |
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 |
fence line | a boundary line created by a fence |
wire | the finishing line on a racetrack |
eager beaver busy bee live wire sharpie sharpy | an alert and energetic person |
fence | a dealer in stolen property |
fence-sitter | a person who won't take sides in a controversy |
wire-puller | one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends |
coralwood coral-wood red sandalwood Barbados pride peacock flower fence Adenanthera pavonina | East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental |
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 |
electrify wire | equip for use with electricity, electrify an appliance |
argue contend debate fence | have an argument about something |
cable telegraph wire | send cables, wires, or telegrams |
wall palisade fence fence in surround | surround with a wall in order to fortify |