Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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wired | No | Yes | No | No |
tense | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
wired (noun) | tense (noun) |
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a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time |
wired (adjective) | tense (adjective) |
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equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service | taut or rigid; stretched tight |
tied or bound with wire | pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') |
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline | in or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices |
wired (verb) | tense (verb) |
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cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | |
become tense, nervous, or uneasy | |
increase the tension on | |
become stretched or tense or taut |