underwire
English
noun
Definitions
- A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts.
- A bra that includes such wires.
Etymology
Prefix from English wire.
Origin
English
wire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wirepuller English
- archwire English
- barbwire English
- crosswire English
- dewire English
- firewire English
- flywire English
- guidewire English
- haywire English
- highwire English
- hot-wire English
- interwire English
- intrawire English
- microwire English
- miswire English
- multiwire English
- nanowire English
- newswire English
- prewire English
- pseudowire English
- rewire English
- slackwire English
- slidewire English
- smoothwire English
- thinwire English
- tightwire English
- trawlwire English
- tripwire 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
- vaier Norwegian Nynorsk
- wir Middle English
- تار Persian
- wayar Malay
- 威亞 Chinese
- 威吔 Chinese
- 崴仔 Chinese
- waya Swahili
- wea Marshallese
- waia Tok Pisin
- واير Gulf Arabic
- waya Antillean Creole
- wiry
- wire
- wirer
- wired
- unwire
- rewire
- wiring
- dewire
- wiretap
- prewire
- wirable
- wireway
- wireman
- flywire
- haywire
- miswire
- hot-wire
- wirebird
- wiresome
- wirestem
- newswire
- archwire
- wireline
- wiredraw
- highwire
- nanowire
- thinwire
- barbwire
- wirework
- wireless
- wireform
- wirehead
- wireworm
- wireball
- wireweed
- wireroom
- firewire
- wirelike
- tripwire
- wirehair
- wirewove
- wirewater
- interwire
- wiregrass
- wirebound
- wiresmith
- slidewire
- crosswire
- wirescape
- wireframe
- trawlwire
- wiremaker
- slackwire
- intrawire
- wirephoto
- multiwire
- guidewire
- wirehouse
- microwire
- tightwire
- wirehaired
- wireworker
- wire speed
- wirepuller
- wiredrawer
- wirelength
- pseudowire
- smoothwire
- wirewalker
- wirebender
- wire-guard
- wirerimmed
- Wirepuller
- wiremaking
- wiretapper
- wire-dancer
- wireworking
- wirewalking
- wirecutting