live wire
/ˈlaɪv ˈwaɪə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
noun
An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.
Example Sentences
- "Two boys got electrocuted when a live wire fell on the auto-rickshaw in which they were sitting."
- "With his thin, eager face and darting hands he was more than a live wire - he was a whole bundle of live wires."
- "Mr. Black is a kindly, gentle, fine individual, but as a leader, an up-to-date fellow, a go-getter—why he just doesn't know the first thing about it. . . . In a growing community like Douglaston we need a live wire."
- "I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire / Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire"
- "She was irresistible—a laughing, chattering live wire, never at a loss for a word."
- "Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby."