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WIRING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("wiring" is a kind of...):
manual labor; manual labour (labor done with the hands)
Derivation:
wire (equip for use with electricity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wiring" is a kind of...):
circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wiring"):
light circuit; lighting circuit (wiring that provides power to electric lights)
Derivation:
wire (provide with electrical circuits)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb wire
