wirelike
Resembling metal thread
Wirelike describes something resembling wire in appearance or quality—thin, stiff, and elongated.
Hair can be wirelike when coarse and rigid: Her wirelike gray hair refused to hold a curl.
The word applies to anything with wire's characteristic thinness and inflexibility: wirelike antennae, wirelike filaments.
Resembling ore-based elements
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- filamentVery thin thread
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
strand · fiber · conductor · alloy · aluminum · nickel · titanium · galvanized
Small in diameter
- slenderThin and graceful
- filamentousComposed of thin strands
- threadlikeResembling thin strands
- stringyFull of fibers
fibrous · spindly · elongated · linear · narrow · fine · delicate · wispy
Able to curve
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- ductileAble to deform permanently
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- flexibleAble to bend freely
supple · pliant · yielding · resilient · tensile · elastic · springy
Arranged in spirals
- twistedWound around itself
- braidedInterlaced into rope-like form
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- kinkedBent with tight curves
spiraled · looped · tangled · springy · curly · crimped · helical · wound
Not easily bent
- tautStretched under tension
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- rigidUnable to bend
- straightNot curved or crooked
firm · tense · unyielding · taught · inflexible
metallic
Resembling ore-based elements
cable · strand · fiber · conductor · alloy · aluminum · nickel · titanium · galvanized · coated
thin
Small in diameter
- slenderThin and graceful
- filamentousComposed of thin strands
- threadlikeResembling thin strands
stringy · fibrous · spindly · elongated · linear · narrow · fine · delicate · wispy · tenuous
bendable
Able to curve
flexible · supple · pliant · yielding · resilient · tensile · elastic · springy
coiled
Arranged in spirals
kinked · spiraled · looped · tangled · springy · curly · crimped · helical · wound · intertwined
stiff
Not easily bent
straight · firm · tense · unyielding · taught · inflexible