wiry scourging — проволочный кнут
wiry cage — клетка из проволоки
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
Wiry — Wir y, a. [Written also wiery.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution. A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and strong sense.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wiry — may refer to the following places in Poland: *Wiry, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south west Poland) *Wiry, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) *Wiry, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south east Poland) … Wikipedia
wiry — [wīr′ē] adj. wirier, wiriest 1. of wire 2. like wire in shape and substance; stiff [wiry hair] 3. lean, sinewy, and strong: said of persons and animals 4. produced by or as if by a vibrating wire [a wiry sound] wiriness n … English World dictionary
wiry — index resilient, strong Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Wiry — Porté en Belgique et dans le Nord, c est une variante de Wéry (voir ce nom) … Noms de famille
wiry — 1580s, made of wire, from WIRE (Cf. wire) + Y (Cf. y) (2). As resembling wire, From 1590s; sense of lean, tough is first recorded 1808. Related: Wiriness … Etymology dictionary
wiry — [adj] thin and strong agile, athletic, bristly, fibrous, lean, light, limber, muscular, ropy, sinewy, stiff, strapping, stringy, supple, tough; concepts 490,491 Ant. small, tiny … New thesaurus
wiry — ► ADJECTIVE (wirier, wiriest) 1) resembling wire in form and texture. 2) lean, tough, and sinewy … English terms dictionary
WIRY — Infobox Radio station name = WIRY city = Plattsburgh, New York area = Burlington Plattsburgh slogan = branding = Hometown Radio frequency = 1340 kHz repeater = airdate = share = 1.5 share as of = Fa 06 share source = R Rcite news | first= | last … Wikipedia
wiry — UK [ˈwaɪərɪ] / US [ˈwaɪrɪ] adjective Word forms wiry : adjective wiry comparative wirier superlative wiriest 1) a wiry person is thin but looks strong a short wiry little man 2) wiry hair or grass is stiff and rough … English dictionary
wiry — adjective (wirier; est) Date: 1588 1. a. archaic made of wire b. resembling wire especially in form and flexibility < the wiry coat of the Irish terrier > < wiry stems > c. of sound produced by or suggestive of the vib … New Collegiate Dictionary
