Paper and Wire

Paper

Paper noun - A piece of paper with information written or to be written on it.

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Wire and paper are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wire" instead a noun "Paper".

Nearby Words: papered, paperback, paperwork, papery, papering

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

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Paper and wire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Paper" instead a noun "Wire".

Nearby Words: wired, wiring, wireless

old	old paper	old wire
good	good paper	good wire
regular	regular paper	regular wire
silver	silver paper	silver wire
Other adjectives: gold, green, small, real, black, white, thin, final, yellow, colored, last, different, pink, recent, red, digital.

Once he´s used this and the Thing´s superdurability to make paper thin razor wire of himself.

Source: Rubber Man
Fortunately, someone left the key in the old-fashioned lock, from which the key can be dislodged with a handy slender tool (icepick, wire, knitting needle), to be caught on a piece of paper slid under the ill-fitting door.

Source: Paper Key Retrieval Trick
The paper was thought up by Jasper Maskenlyne, a famous magician who would create dozens of gadgets for the British, including a special boot issued to commandos that contained a compass, a little map, and a garrote wire.

Source: Eat the Evidence

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