Wire |
A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel. |
n. |
Wire |
A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire. |
n. |
Wire |
To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors. |
v. t. |
Wire |
To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads. |
v. t. |
Wire |
To snare by means of a wire or wires. |
v. t. |
Wire |
To send (a message) by telegraph. |
v. t. |
Wire |
To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a tenuous stream. |
v. i. |
Wire |
To send a telegraphic message. |
v. i. |
Wire-heel |
A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast. |
n. |
Wire-puller |
One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer. |
n. |
Wire-pulling |
The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue. |
n. |
Wire-tailed |
Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules. |
a. |
Wire-worker |
One who manufactures articles from wire. |
n. |
Drawer |
One who, or that which, draws |
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Drawer |
One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom. |
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Drawer |
One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer. |
n. |
Drawer |
One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee. |
n. |
Drawer |
That which is drawn |
n. |
Drawer |
A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in. |
n. |
Drawer |
An under-garment worn on the lower limbs. |
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