Lead and Wire

Lead

Lead noun - A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.

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Wire and lead are semantically related In some cases you can use "Wire" instead the word "Lead" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Wire noun - A length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things.

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Lead and wire are semantically related in cable topic. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead the word "Wire" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: wired, wiring, wireless

good	good lead	good wire
direct	direct lead	direct wire
strong	strong lead	strong wire
entire	entire lead	entire wire
Other adjectives: real, large, huge, little, black, main, hot, insurmountable.

The female lead in the Korean drama Secret Garden is a stuntwoman whose specialties include Wire Fu.

Source: Wire Fu
Cryptonomicon has Lawrence cracking a safe using a microphone macgyvered from a pencil lead, two razor blades, wax, wire and a battery.

Source: Safecracking
Thus, because of a damaged wire, Agent Florida would kick off a series of events that would lead to the destruction of the Freelancer Project.

Source: Unwitting Instigator of Doom

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