Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wirework

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
wire-work
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.

Uncountable

noun

The use of wires to suspend actors in otherwise impossible positions.

Uncountable

verb

To create or work with wire, such as electric wire.

Transitive verb

verb

To construct something using wire, such as a mesh or trellis.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From wire + work.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wireworks (plural) wireworks (present, singular) wireworking (participle, present) wireworked (participle, past) wireworked (past)

Derived Forms

wireworker wireworking

Phrases

wire fu

Synonyms

grillwork

Questions

What does wirework mean?
Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
Where does wirework come from?
From wire + work.

How to pronounce wirework

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