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Wiredraw
v. t.
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To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel.
Wiredraw
v. t.
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Hence, to draw by art or violence.
Wiredraw
v. t.
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Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument.
Wiredraw
v. t.
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To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction.
Wire-drawer
n.
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One who draws metal into wire.
Wire-heel
n.
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A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast.
Wire-puller
n.
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One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer.
Wire-pulling
n.
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The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue.
Wire-tailed
a.
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Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules.
Wirework
n.
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Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
Wire-worker
n.
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One who manufactures articles from wire.
Wireworm
n.
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One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub.
Wireworm
n.
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A galleyworm.
Wiriness
n.
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The quality of being wiry.
Wiry
a.
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Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.
Wiry
a.
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Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution.
Wis
adv.
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Certainly; really; indeed.
Wis
v. t.
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To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis.
Wisard
n.
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See Wizard.
Wisdom
a.
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The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.
Wisdom
a.
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The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
Wise
v.
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Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.
Wise
v.
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Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
Wise
v.
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Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
Wise
v.
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Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
Wise
v.
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Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination.
Wise
v.
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Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.
Wiseacre
v.
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A learned or wise man.
Wiseacre
v.
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One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.
Wise-hearted
a.
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Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent.