wire vs string

wire and string both are nouns.

wire and string both are verbs.

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

As verbs, string is a hypernym of wire; that is, string is a word with a broader meaning than wire:

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

Other hypernyms of wire include draw, thread.

wire (noun)	string (noun)
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc	a lightweight cord
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance	a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
a message transmitted by telegraph	a necklace made by stringing objects together
the finishing line on a racetrack	a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
	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)

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

Difference between wire and string

Words related to "string"

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