wire vs fit
fit vs wirewire and fit both are nouns.
wire is not an adjective while fit is an adjective.
wire and fit both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As verbs,
fit is a hypernym of
wire; that is, fit is a
word with a broader meaning than wire:
- wire: provide with electrical circuits
- fit: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
| wire (noun) | fit (noun) |
|---|---|
| ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc | a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) |
| a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance | the manner in which something fits |
| a message transmitted by telegraph | a sudden uncontrollable attack |
| the finishing line on a racetrack | a display of bad temper |
| wire (adjective) | fit (adjective) |
|---|---|
| physically and mentally sound or healthy | |
| meeting adequate standards for a purpose | |
| (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed |
| wire (verb) | fit (verb) |
|---|---|
| equip for use with electricity | make correspond or harmonize |
| send cables, wires, or telegrams | make fit |
| fasten with wire | insert or adjust several objects or people |
| string on a wire | fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction |
| provide with electrical circuits | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose |
| be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired | |
| conform to some shape or size | |
| be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | |
| be agreeable or acceptable to |
Words related to "wire"
- accommodate
- adapt
- baling wire
- barbed wire
- barbwire
- booster cable
- cable
- cablegram
- conducting wire
- conductor
- draw
- electrify
- equip
- fasten
- filament
- finish line
- finishing line
- fit
- fit out
- fix
- haywire
- jumper cable
- jumper lead
- lead
- lead-in
- letter telegram
- ligament
- message
- night letter
- outfit
- overseas telegram
- patchcord
- piano wire
- rewire
- secure
- string
- telecommunicate
- telegram
- telegraph
- telegraph line
- telegraph wire
- telegraphy
- telephone line
- telephone wire
- thread
- trip wire
- unwire
- wirer
- wiring
- wiry
Words related to "fit"
- able
- able-bodied
- acceptable
- accommodate
- accord
- accouter
- accoutre
- activity
- adapt
- adhere
- adjust
- adorn
- agree
- align
- allay
- answer
- appease
- appoint
- appropriate
- armor
- armour
- assuage
- attack
- bad temper
- balance
- be
- bear out
- befit
- beseem
- blend
- blend in
- burst
- cater
- check
- check out
- clothe
- coincide
- collar
- commission
- concord
- conditioned
- conform to
- conniption
- consist
- consort
- content
- convulsion
- correct
- correlate
- correspond
- corroborate
- dovetail
- duplicate
- equal
- equilibrate
- equilibrise
- equilibrize
- equip
- fashion
- feed on
- feed upon
- fill
- fill the bill
- fin
- fit
- fit in
- fit out
- fit the bill
- fitness
- fits and starts
- fitter
- fitting
- form
- fulfil
- fulfill
- furnish
- fuse
- gibe
- go
- hang
- harmonise
- harmonize
- healthy
- homologize
- horseshoe
- ill temper
- in condition
- instrument
- invest
- jibe
- joint
- kit
- kit out
- kit up
- live up to
- look
- manner
- match
- mechanise
- mechanize
- meet
- mode
- motorise
- motorize
- muzzle
- offer
- outfit
- parallel
- paroxysm
- pattern
- ply
- primed
- provide
- quell
- quench
- re-equip
- ready
- refit
- rejig
- render
- resemble
- rhyme
- rig
- rime
- satisfy
- scene
- set
- set up
- shaft
- shape
- slake
- sound
- spar
- spur
- square
- stave
- stay
- stock
- style
- suit
- suitable
- suited
- supply
- support
- tally
- tantrum
- tessellate
- turn out
- twin
- underpin
- unfit
- way
- well
- wire
- worthy
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