highwire
English
noun
Definitions
- A highly elevated tightrope.
Etymology
Compound from English high + English wire.
Origin
English
wire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Highveld English
- Wirepuller English
- ahigh English
- archwire English
- barbwire English
- crosswire English
- dewire English
- firewire English
- flywire English
- guidewire English
- haywire English
- height English
- heighth English
- high English
- high blood pressure English
- high king English
- high sea English
- high-functioning English
- high-hearted English
- high-key English
- high-level English
- high-rise English
- high-risk English
- high-test English
- highback English
- highbacked English
- highball English
- highbie English
- highbishop English
- highborn English
- highbred English
- highbrow English
- highbush English
- highchair English
- highcut English
- highday English
- highen English
- highfather English
- highflying English
- highgate English
- highhearted English
- highish English
- highland English
- highleg English
- highlife English
- highlining English
- highlow English
- highly English
- highman English
- highmost English
- highness English
- highpad English
- highpass English
- highspot English
- highstand English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- highth English
- hightide English
- highwall English
- highwater English
- highway English
- highwrought English
- hot-wire English
- interwire English
- intrawire English
- knee-high English
- microwire English
- miswire English
- multiwire English
- nanowire English
- newswire English
- nonhigh English
- on high English
- prewire English
- pseudowire English
- rewire English
- semihigh English
- sky-high English
- slackwire English
- slidewire English
- smoothwire English
- superhigh English
- thinwire English
- tightwire English
- trawlwire English
- tripwire English
- ultra-high English
- ultrahigh English
- underwire English
- unwire 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
- guaya Spanish, Castilian
- vaier Norwegian Bokmål
- vajer Swedish
- ハイカラ Japanese
- vaier Norwegian Nynorsk
- high Middle English
- wir Middle English
- تار Persian
- higsipnayan Tagalog
- wayar Malay
- 威亞 Chinese
- 威吔 Chinese
- 崴仔 Chinese
- waya Swahili
- wea Marshallese
- waia Tok Pisin
- hei Sranan Tongo
- واير Gulf Arabic
- waya Antillean Creole
- wiry
- wire
- high
- wirer
- wired
- ahigh
- unwire
- rewire
- wiring
- highen
- dewire
- highly
- height
- highth
- highbie
- highpad
- highcut
- highday
- highway
- wiretap
- prewire
- highleg
- highlow
- highman
- nonhigh
- heighth
- wirable
- highish
- wireway
- wireman
- flywire
- on high
- haywire
- miswire
- highlife
- hot-wire
- wirebird
- wiresome
- wirestem
- high-key
- semihigh
- highwall
- newswire
- archwire
- highball
- wireline
- wiredraw
- hightide
- highgate
- nanowire
- thinwire
- Highveld
- wirework
- barbwire
- highborn
- highbrow
- wireless
- highbred
- highpass
- wireform
- wirehead
- wireworm
- wireball
- wireweed
- highland
- highness
- highmost
- high sea
- highbush
- highback
- wireroom
- sky-high
- hightail
- highspot
- firewire
- wirelike
- tripwire
- wirehair
- wirewove
- wirewater
- interwire
- high-rise
- wiregrass
- wirebound
- wiresmith
- slidewire
- high-test
- crosswire
- wirescape
- wireframe
- underwire
- trawlwire
- wiremaker
- slackwire
- intrawire
- wirephoto
- ultrahigh
- multiwire
- highstand
- superhigh
- high-risk
- guidewire
- wirehouse
- high king
- highwater
- knee-high
- microwire
- highchair
- tightwire
- wirehaired
- wireworker
- wire speed
- wirepuller
- highbishop
- wiredrawer
- wirelength
- pseudowire
- smoothwire
- highfather
- highflying
- high-level
- ultra-high
- wirewalker
- highbacked
- wirebender
- wire-guard
- wirerimmed
- highlining
- Wirepuller
- wiremaking
- wiretapper
- highhearted
- highwrought
- hightail it
- wire-dancer
- wireworking
- wirewalking
- wirecutting
- high-hearted
- high-functioning
- high blood pressure