wire vs telephone line

telephone line vs wire

wire and telephone line both are nouns.

wire is a verb but telephone line is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wire	Yes	No	Yes	No
telephone line	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, telephone line is a hyponym of wire; that is, telephone line is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wire:

wire: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
telephone line: the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

Other hyponyms of wire include filament, booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, lead-in, patchcord, telegraph line, telegraph wire, telephone wire.

wire (noun)	telephone line (noun)
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc	a telephone connection
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance	the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
a message transmitted by telegraph
the finishing line on a racetrack

wire (verb)	telephone line (verb)
equip for use with electricity
send cables, wires, or telegrams
fasten with wire
string on a wire
provide with electrical circuits

Difference between wire and telephone line

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