wire
Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
Other meanings
A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
A metal conductor that carries electricity.
“That wire powers the lamp.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "wīr" (wire, metal thread, wire-ornament).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “wire” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.