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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.

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Accommodate 76% connected

To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.

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Adapt 76% connected

Fitted; suited.

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Conductor 76% connected

One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.

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Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Equip 76% connected

To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide wi…

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Fasten 76% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fit 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Ligament 76% connected

Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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Outfit 76% connected

A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; thin…

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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String 76% connected

A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larg…

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Thread 76% connected

A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or mo…

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Narrower term 4

Cable 76% connected

A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire,…

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Cablegram 76% connected

A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.

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Filament 76% connected

A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.

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Lead 76% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Derivationally related 4

Wiring 74% connected

of Wire

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Wiring 74% connected

of Wire

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Wiry 74% connected

Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

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Wiry 74% connected

Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

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Synonym 4

Cable 92% connected

A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire,…

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Electrify 92% connected

To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar.

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Telegram 92% connected

A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.

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Telegraph 92% connected

An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible sig…

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