live wire — [ˌlaıv ˈwaıə US ˈwaır] n 1.) informal someone who is very active and has a lot of energy 2.) a wire that has electricity passing through it … Dictionary of contemporary English
live wire — [ ,laıv waır ] noun count 1. ) a wire through which electricity passes 2. ) INFORMAL a person who has a lot of energy and is interesting to be with … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Live Wire (Marvel Comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Live Wire real name=Rance Preston species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Fantastic Four Annual #5 (Nov 1967) creators=Stan Lee and Jack Kirby alliance color=background:#c0c0ff… … Wikipedia
live wire — noun an alert and energetic person • Syn: ↑eager beaver, ↑busy bee, ↑sharpie, ↑sharpy • Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑doer, ↑worker • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
live wire — UK [ˌlaɪv ˈwaɪə(r)] / US [ˌlaɪv ˈwaɪr] noun [countable] Word forms live wire : singular live wire plural live wires 1) informal a person who has a lot of energy and is interesting to be with 2) physics a wire through which electricity passes … English dictionary
live wire — noun (C) 1 informal someone who is very active and has a lot of energy 2 a wire that has electricity passing through it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
live — live1 W1S1 [lıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place/home)¦ 2¦(plant/animal)¦ 3¦(at a particular time)¦ 4¦(be/stay alive)¦ 5¦(way of life)¦ 6¦(earn a living)¦ 7¦(exciting life)¦ 8¦(imagine something)¦ 9¦(be kept somewhere)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
live — live1 [ lıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 be/stay alive ▸ 2 have home in place ▸ 3 have kind of life ▸ 4 keep alive certain way ▸ 5 continue to exist ▸ 6 have interesting life ▸ 7 be kept in certain place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to be or stay alive: She s … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
electricity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) An entity of nature with positive and negative parts Nouns 1. electricity, electric[al] power; electromagnetism, electromotion; electrical engineering, electronics, magnetics; electrolysis. 2. electric… … English dictionary for students
live — 1 verb IN A PLACE/TIME 1 IN A PLACE/HOME (intransitive always + adv/prep) to have your home in a particular place: live in/at/with/near etc: Where do you live? | We used to live in Bakersfield. | They have one daughter who still lives with them.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English