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wires
noun as in dealings
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The lines may not seem like much – a punch of poles, wires and equipment.
The panel systems have conduits underneath them, which house the wires that transmit the electricity generated.
On shorter routes, overhead electrical wires began to provide the juice.
Wires hang from its ceiling, its marble floors are chipped and trash is strewn across the dusty corridors.
In 2011, the wires were clogged with stories of a potential Peace Prize gong for Julian Assange.
Little thrills of excitement running from Rosemary's fingers to her toes felt like vibrating wires.
Flocks of birds seemed to sing through the air, striking against the telegraph wires.
"Warn the men, and arrange tanks and chutes accordingly; for Harvey Cheyne is in a hurry, a hurry—hurry," sang the wires.
For the antenna and lead-in and ground wires, Jessie purchased three hundred feet of copper wire, number fourteen.
They laid out the work for the next morning, but did nothing practical toward erecting the wires and attendant parts that day.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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