cable
/keษช.bl/IPA: /K EY1 B AH0 L/
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(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
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(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
โI tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.โ
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A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
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A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
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(unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
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The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
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A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
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A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
Antonyms
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To provide with cable(s)
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To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
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To wrap wires to form a cable
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To send a telegram by cable
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To communicate by cable
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To ornament with cabling.
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To create cable stitches.
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