Network
Network noun - A fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals.
Wire and network are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wire" instead a noun "Network".
Nearby Words: networked, networking
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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In "The Name of the Doctor", the Doctor hooks Clara up to the Tardis's psychic network, via snapping a wire to her hand.
Source: You Won't Feel a Thing -
In High School Boys and Panties it took her an hour to diagnose the reason for a network problem: the wire was never plugged on.
Source: The Ditz -
Towards the end of World War One, the British fought the Germans back to the Hindenburg defense positions: a network of barbed wire, gun positions etc.
Source: Storming the Castle
Cite this Source
Wire and Network. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/network/wire
Network & Wire. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/network/wire>.
Wire or Network. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/network/wire.
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