[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Work done in or with wire; material or articles made of wire; (also) a structure made of wire, especially in the form of a mesh or grid. Formerly also: †the making of wire (obsolete).

- In plural. Chiefly with singular agreement. An establishment where wire is made or (less commonly) where wire goods are manufactured.

- A balancing act or feat performed on a tightly stretched wire suspended above the ground; the art of doing this; tightrope walking.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century. From wire + work

[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- To manipulate or influence (a person); = wire-pull.


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century. From wire + work. Compare wire-worker, wire-working