See Also: brushwork(dictionary)
Wire-to-Wire - Motor Sports(gambling)
hot-wire(dictionary)
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wire(2)(dictionary)
bob-wire(dictionary)
wire(1)(dictionary)
wire-draw(dictionary)
wire-drawer(dictionary)

wire 1, noun (oh) and brushwork (oh)


wire 1, noun (oh)




[Language: Old English; Origin: wir]
[U and C] thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this
::copper wire
::a wire fence
-see also barbed wire , high wire , tripwire
[C] a piece of metal like this, used for carrying electrical currents or signals
::a telephone wire
get your wires crossed
to become confused about what someone is saying because you think they are talking about something else
go/come/be down to the wire
informal especially AmE to be finished or achieved with very little time left
::The game was very close and went right down to the wire.
[C] AmE a piece of electronic recording equipment, usually worn secretly on someone's clothes
[C] AmE a telegram
-see also wiry

brushwork (oh)



the way in which an artist puts paint on a picture using a brush