Direct and Wire

Direct

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

Wire and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wire" instead a verb "Direct".

Wire

Wire verb - String on a wire.
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Synonyms for Wire

Direct and wire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Wire".

Nearby Words: wired, wiring, wireless

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Improvised Zipline Careful observation will note that her gloved hand always is in direct contact with the wire, thereby Handwaving the damage one would normally receive from such a stunt, but it far from excuses it.
  • Electric Instant Gratification One of the features he could have gotten was a direct wire to the pleasure center, but his patron decided that Audran would be too likely to abuse the privilege, so instead he got a wire to the pain center.
  • Although not a direct remake this movie tells the same story as "World On A Wire" (1971), a German film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder including the realization that their world is a simulation just like the one they created, including the ability to move up to the next level.
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