firewire
English
noun
Definitions
- A high-speed digital link standard covered by the IEEE 1394-1995 standard.
- A system of wires or tubes designed to detect fire and trigger automatic fire-extinguishers in an aircraft engine compartment for example.
Etymology
Compound from English fire (shoot) + English wire.
Origin
English
wire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- Wirepuller English
- afire English
- antifire English
- archwire English
- autofire English
- back fire English
- balefire English
- barbwire English
- bonfire English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- campfire English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- co-fire English
- cookfire English
- counterfire English
- crossfire English
- crosswire English
- dewire English
- drumfire English
- enfire English
- fiery English
- firable English
- fire English
- fire alarm English
- fire hose English
- fire hydrant English
- fire triangle English
- fire truck English
- fire whirl English
- fire-breathing English
- fireable English
- firearm English
- fireback English
- fireball English
- firebar English
- firebase English
- firebath English
- firebathe English
- firebell English
- firebelly English
- firebird English
- fireblast English
- fireboard English
- fireboat English
- firebolt English
- firebomb English
- firebomber English
- firebote English
- firebox English
- firebrand English
- firebrass English
- firebrat English
- firebreak English
- firebreather English
- firebrick English
- firebug English
- firecall English
- firecock English
- firecracker English
- firecrest English
- firecrown English
- fired English
- firedamp English
- firedog English
- firedoor English
- firedragon English
- firedrake English
- firee English
- fireeater English
- firefight English
- firefighter English
- firefighting English
- firefinch English
- firefish English
- firefloat English
- firefly English
- fireform English
- firefront English
- firegrate English
- fireground English
- fireguard English
- firehall English
- firehole English
- firehook English
- firehot English
- firehouse English
- firekeeper English
- fireland English
- fireless English
- firelet English
- firelight English
- firelighter English
- firelighting English
- firelike English
- fireline English
- firelit English
- firelock English
- firelog English
- fireman English
- firemaster English
- fireness English
- firepan English
- fireperson English
- firepink English
- firepit English
- fireplace English
- fireplay English
- fireplug English
- firepole English
- firepot English
- firepower English
- fireproof English
- firer English
- fireraiser English
- fireraising English
- fireroom English
- firesand English
- firescorched English
- firescreen English
- fireset English
- firesetter English
- firesetting English
- fireshine English
- fireship English
- fireside English
- firesome English
- firest English
- firesteel English
- firestick English
- firestink English
- firestone English
- firestop English
- firestorm English
- firestriker English
- firesuit English
- firetail English
- fireteam English
- firetender English
- firetending English
- fireth English
- firethorn English
- firetrap English
- firetruck English
- firetube English
- firewagon English
- firewalk English
- firewall English
- fireward English
- firewarden English
- firewatcher English
- firewater English
- fireweed English
- firewheel English
- firewise English
- firewoman English
- firewood English
- fireworker English
- fireworks English
- fireworm English
- fireworthy English
- firie English
- firy English
- flashfire English
- flywire English
- foxfire English
- frontfire English
- grassfire English
- groundfire English
- guidewire English
- gunfire English
- haywire English
- hellfire English
- highwire English
- holy fire English
- hot-wire English
- housefire English
- interwire English
- intrawire English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- megafire English
- microwire English
- misfire English
- miswire English
- multiwire English
- nanowire English
- newswire English
- nightfire English
- nonfire English
- outfire English
- overfire English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- pinfire English
- postfire English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- prewire English
- pseudowire English
- refire English
- retrofire English
- rewire English
- rimfire English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- set fire English
- shellfire English
- shitfire English
- slackwire English
- slamfire English
- slidewire English
- smoothwire English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- strikefire English
- sure-fire English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- thinwire English
- tightwire English
- trawlwire English
- tripwire English
- underfire English
- underwire English
- unfire English
- unwire English
- veldfire English
- watchfire English
- wildfire English
- wirable English
- wire English
- wire speed English
- wire-dancer English
- wire-guard English
- wireball English
- wirebender English
- wirebird English
- wirebound English
- wirecutting English
- wired English
- wiredraw English
- wiredrawer English
- wireform English
- wireframe English
- wiregrass English
- wirehair English
- wirehaired English
- wirehead English
- wirehouse English
- wirelength English
- wireless English
- wirelike English
- wireline English
- wiremaker English
- wiremaking English
- wireman English
- wirephoto English
- wirepuller English
- wirer English
- wirerimmed English
- wireroom English
- wirescape English
- wiresmith English
- wiresome English
- wirestem English
- wiretap English
- wiretapper English
- wirewalker English
- wirewalking English
- wirewater English
- wireway English
- wireweed English
- wirework English
- wireworker English
- wireworking English
- wireworm English
- wirewove English
- wiring English
- wiry English
- woodfire English
- Feuer German
- guaya Spanish, Castilian
- vaier Norwegian Bokmål
- vajer Swedish
- ファイヤー Japanese
- vaier Norwegian Nynorsk
- fier Middle English
- wir Middle English
- تار Persian
- fairo Ido
- wayar Malay
- 威亞 Chinese
- 威吔 Chinese
- 崴仔 Chinese
- waya Swahili
- wea Marshallese
- paia Tok Pisin
- waia Tok Pisin
- faya Sranan Tongo
- واير Gulf Arabic
- waya Antillean Creole
- piah Chinook Jargon
- faya Aukan
- wiry
- wire
- fire
- firy
- firer
- afire
- wirer
- firee
- firie
- fiery
- wired
- fired
- rewire
- refire
- dewire
- fireth
- firest
- unwire
- wiring
- enfire
- unfire
- firebox
- firepot
- firehot
- firelit
- firefly
- prewire
- firedog
- pinfire
- firearm
- outfire
- firepan
- co-fire
- nonfire
- wireman
- misfire
- flywire
- haywire
- bonfire
- firelet
- rimfire
- wiretap
- fireset
- firelog
- firepit
- prefire
- foxfire
- gunfire
- fireman
- firable
- firebar
- wirable
- wireway
- miswire
- firebug
- hellfire
- firebird
- wirebird
- set fire
- wirestem
- newswire
- archwire
- firebolt
- firedoor
- wireline
- firestop
- wiredraw
- fireplay
- firesome
- firepole
- fireward
- bumpfire
- firebase
- nanowire
- firewise
- thinwire
- wirework
- firetrap
- fireside
- shitfire
- Fireland
- firesand
- firewood
- slamfire
- wireweed
- spitfire
- fireable
- balefire
- veldfire
- firecall
- firehook
- antifire
- fireboat
- fireroom
- fireland
- wildfire
- tripwire
- wirehair
- wirewove
- firepink
- hot-wire
- bushfire
- cookfire
- wiresome
- firecock
- autofire
- highwire
- pre-fire
- firetube
- fireteam
- firehall
- barbwire
- firesuit
- fireline
- overfire
- wireless
- fireweed
- fireback
- firewalk
- fireworm
- firefish
- wireform
- woodfire
- fireform
- firebath
- wirehead
- firebomb
- wireworm
- wireball
- firetail
- postfire
- fireplug
- firebote
- fireball
- firewall
- firebrat
- firebell
- firehole
- firelike
- drumfire
- wireroom
- megafire
- fireship
- firelock
- campfire
- firedamp
- wirelike
- testfire
- fireless
- fireness
- firehouse
- wiregrass
- firewater
- firestink
- wirebound
- tightwire
- nightfire
- slidewire
- frontfire
- crosswire
- wireframe
- housefire
- underwire
- firewagon
- firetruck
- test-fire
- intrawire
- firedrake
- firebrass
- watchfire
- firebrick
- firefight
- firestorm
- microwire
- firefront
- shellfire
- spellfire
- firefinch
- firegrate
- grassfire
- wirewater
- firebathe
- crossfire
- interwire
- fireproof
- underfire
- paleofire
- fireworks
- firesteel
- firefloat
- wiresmith
- fireblast
- sure-fire
- wirescape
- fireplace
- fire hose
- firelight
- firebreak
- trawlwire
- wiremaker
- firewoman
- back fire
- firecrest
- brushfire
- slackwire
- wirephoto
- multiwire
- firecrown
- firepower
- firestone
- flashfire
- guidewire
- holy fire
- firebelly
- fireboard
- fireguard
- firewheel
- wirehouse
- firestick
- fireshine
- retrofire
- firebrand
- scarefire
- fireeater
- firethorn
- wirehaired
- firescreen
- fireraiser
- wiredrawer
- wirelength
- fireworker
- fireground
- pseudowire
- fireperson
- centerfire
- palaeofire
- fire truck
- firekeeper
- wirebender
- firemaster
- scathefire
- fireworthy
- cease-fire
- strikefire
- wiremaking
- groundfire
- firebomber
- wireworker
- wire speed
- wirepuller
- firetender
- fire alarm
- smoothwire
- fire whirl
- wirewalker
- firewarden
- wire-guard
- wirerimmed
- Wirepuller
- firedragon
- firesetter
- wiretapper
- firelighter
- kindle-fire
- firesetting
- wire-dancer
- firefighter
- wirewalking
- fireraising
- kindle-coal
- firewatcher
- counterfire
- wireworking
- firestriker
- wirecutting
- firecracker
- firetending
- fire hydrant
- firefighting
- firescorched
- firelighting
- firebreather
- fire triangle
- fire-breathing