haywire
English Thesaurus
1. wire for tying up bales of hay (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | wire, |
definition | : | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc (noun.artifact) |
2. not functioning properly (adj.all)
similar | : | malfunctioning, nonfunctional, |
definition | : | not performing or able to perform its regular function (adj.all) |
3. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular (adj.all)
similar | : | insane, |
definition | : | afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement (adj.all) |
derivation | : | kook, odd fellow, odd fish, odd man out, queer bird, queer duck, |
definition | : | someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group (noun.person) |
derivation | : | addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain, loon, |
definition | : | a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought (noun.person) |
derivation | : | kook, odd fellow, odd fish, odd man out, queer bird, queer duck, |
definition | : | someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group (noun.person) |
derivation | : | addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain, loon, |
definition | : | a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought (noun.person) |
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