string vs wire

string and wire both are nouns.

string and wire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
string	Yes	No	Yes	No
wire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wire is a hyponym of string; that is, wire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than string:

string: thread on or as if on a string
wire: string on a wire

Other hyponyms of string include bead.

string (noun)	wire (noun)
a lightweight cord	ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening	a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
a necklace made by stringing objects together	a message transmitted by telegraph
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket	the finishing line on a racetrack
a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
stringed instruments that are played with a bow
a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)

string (verb)	wire (verb)
add as if on a string	equip for use with electricity
provide with strings	send cables, wires, or telegrams
thread on or as if on a string	fasten with wire
remove the stringy parts of	string on a wire
string together; tie or fasten with a string	provide with electrical circuits
stretch out or arrange like a string
move or come along

Difference between string and wire

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