Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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filament | Yes | No | No | No |
wire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
filament (noun) | wire (noun) |
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a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
the stalk of a stamen | a message transmitted by telegraph |
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | the finishing line on a racetrack |
filament (verb) | wire (verb) |
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equip for use with electricity | |
send cables, wires, or telegrams | |
fasten with wire | |
string on a wire | |
provide with electrical circuits |