Line and Wire

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

Usage example: he made sure to bring extra fishing line in case a fish broke free

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Wire is a synonym for line in cord topic. In some cases you can use "Wire" instead a noun "Line", when it comes to topics like string.

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

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

Usage example: a telephone wire

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Line is a synonym for wire in thing topic. You can use "Line" instead a noun "Wire", if it concerns topics such as cord, conducting strand.

Nearby Words: wired, wiring, wireless

old	old line	old wire
good	good line	good wire
long	long line	long wire
fine	fine line	fine wire
Other adjectives: specific, direct, standard, straight, small, entire, real, little, black, main, white, thin, final, yellow, last, different, literal.

As the soldier is reaching for a line of barbed wire, an artillery shell explodes.

Source: Literature / All Quiet on the Western Front
But when it comes down to the wire, they'll put their lives on the line for a good cause.

Source: Good Is Not Nice
A variation occurs in Tremors as, when running away from one of the Graboids, Rhonda trips over a line of barbed wire which gets tangled around her ankles.

Source: Ankle Drag

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