Wire

What “Wire” means

Noun

1. Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
2. A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
3. A metal conductor that carries electricity.
4. A fence made of usually barbed wire.
5. A finish line of a racetrack.

Verb

1. To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
2. To string on a wire.
3. To equip with wires for use with electricity.
4. To connect, embed, incorporate, or include (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires:
5. To connect, embed, incorporate, or include (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires:

Where the word comes from

From Middle English wir, wyr, from Old English wīr (“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).

Business name ideas with “Wire”

Industries where “Wire” fits

We suggest this word for 7 business types and industries, including:

• Electrician
• Newsletter Business
• All Other Publishers
• Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
• Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing
• Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
• Steel Wire Drawing