wiretap
English
noun
Definitions
- A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.
Etymology
Compound from English wire + English tap.
Origin
English
tap
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
- heeltap English
- highwire English
- hot-wire English
- interwire English
- intrawire English
- keytap English
- lifetap English
- lovetap English
- microwire English
- midtap English
- miswire English
- multitap English
- multiwire English
- nanowire English
- newswire English
- prewire English
- pseudowire English
- retap English
- rewire English
- slackwire English
- slidewire English
- smoothwire English
- stop-tap English
- tap English
- taphole English
- taphouse English
- taplash English
- tapless English
- tappable English
- tappee English
- tapper English
- tappest English
- tappet English
- tappeth English
- tappy English
- taproom English
- taproot English
- tapster English
- tapware English
- thinwire English
- tightwire English
- trawlwire English
- tripwire English
- underwire English
- untap 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
- 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
- tappe Middle English
- 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
- tap
- wiry
- wire
- wirer
- retap
- wired
- tappy
- untap
- tapper
- unwire
- rewire
- wiring
- tappee
- tappet
- dewire
- keytap
- midtap
- taproom
- taplash
- tappest
- lovetap
- tappeth
- lifetap
- taphole
- tapware
- prewire
- wirable
- heeltap
- wireway
- wireman
- tapster
- flywire
- haywire
- miswire
- taproot
- tapless
- hot-wire
- wirebird
- taphouse
- wiresome
- wirestem
- tappable
- newswire
- archwire
- wireline
- wiredraw
- highwire
- nanowire
- thinwire
- barbwire
- wirework
- wireless
- wireform
- wirehead
- wireworm
- wireball
- wireweed
- wireroom
- multitap
- stop-tap
- firewire
- wirelike
- tripwire
- wirehair
- wirewove
- wirewater
- interwire
- wiregrass
- wirebound
- wiresmith
- slidewire
- crosswire
- wirescape
- wireframe
- underwire
- 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