tightwire

tight·wire

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahyt-wahyuh r]
- /ˈtaɪtˌwaɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahyt-wahyuh r]
- /ˈtaɪtˌwaɪər/

Definitions of tightwire word

noun tightwire tightrope (def 1). 1
noun tightwire a wire tightrope 0

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Origin of tightwire

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; tight + wire

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Parts of speech for Tightwire

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tightwire

tightwire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

tightwire usage trend in Literature

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