exposed wire
Bare electrical strand
Exposed wire is electrical wiring with its protective insulation removed or damaged, revealing the conductive metal underneath.
This creates a shock or fire hazard: Don't touch that exposed wire.
The phrase also works figuratively for vulnerability or danger that should be concealed: His temper was an exposed wire nobody wanted to brush against.
- bareLacking any covering
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- bare metalDirect hardware access, unmediated
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- electricalInvolving conducted current
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- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
- electrical problemspower failure, power loss, power outage, outage, blackout
- fire startersmatch, matches, lighter, lighters, matchsticks
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