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1. barbed
adjective. ['ˈbɑːrbd'] capable of wounding.
Synonyms
- pungent
- nipping
- biting
- sarcastic
Antonyms
- safe
- tasteless
- hot
- painless
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Rhymes with Barbed Wire
- dwire
- inquire
- maguire
- mcguire
- mcgwire
- mcquire
- o'dwyer
- quire
- reacquire
- require
- squire
- swire
- wire
- wyre
Sentences with barbed-wire
1. Noun Phrase
Use pliers to mold the barbed wire into the shape of your old frame.
2. Noun Phrase
Electric fences work much better at keeping cattle in than barbed wire.
3. Noun Phrase
Use wire and pliers to twist the barbed wire and secure it in your desired shape.
4. Noun Phrase
From matchbooks to ceramic figurines to antique cars to barbed wire, the collecting bug bites everything.
2. barbed
adjective. ['ˈbɑːrbd'] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc..
Synonyms
- setose
- thorny
- prickly
- bristled
- barbellate
- burry
- bristly
- briery
- briary
- setaceous
- spiny
- burred
Antonyms
- armless
- easy
- good-natured
- spineless
3. wire
noun. ['ˈwaɪɝ, ˈwaɪr'] ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc.
Synonyms
- barbwire
- barbed wire
- piano wire
- trip wire
- haywire
- baling wire
Antonyms
- stay in place
- follow
- disadvantage
- deficit
Etymology
- wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. wire
noun. ['ˈwaɪɝ, ˈwaɪr'] a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance.
Synonyms
- booster cable
- filament
- telephone line
- telegraph wire
- conductor
- jumper cable
- jumper lead
- lead-in
- telegraph line
- lead
- telephone wire
- conducting wire
Antonyms
- functioning
- approval
- disapproval
- defuse
Etymology
- wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. wire
verb. ['ˈwaɪɝ, ˈwaɪr'] provide with electrical circuits.
Synonyms
- outfit
- fit out
- fit
- equip
Antonyms
- dislodge
- unhook
- unbelt
- unbuckle
Etymology
- wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. wire
verb. ['ˈwaɪɝ, ˈwaɪr'] send cables, wires, or telegrams.
Synonyms
- cable
- telecommunicate
Antonyms
- unready
- inactivity
- disable
Etymology
- wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. wire
verb. ['ˈwaɪɝ, ˈwaɪr'] fasten with wire.
Synonyms
- fix
- fasten
Antonyms
- unfasten
- unlock
- unpin
Etymology
- wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. wire
noun. ['ˈwaɪɝ, ˈwaɪr'] a message transmitted by telegraph.
Synonyms
- message
- letter telegram
- cable
- night letter
- telegram
- overseas telegram
Antonyms
- underdress
- undress
- overdress
- differ
Etymology
- wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. wire
noun. ['ˈwaɪɝ, ˈwaɪr'] the finishing line on a racetrack.
Synonyms
- finishing line
Antonyms
- fall short of
- unbalance
Etymology
- wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. wire
verb. ['ˈwaɪɝ, ˈwaɪr'] equip for use with electricity.
Synonyms
- accommodate
- electrify
Antonyms
- ill
- unfit
- unsound
Etymology
- wīr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))