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cable

/ˈkeɪ.bəl/noun, verb2 syllables

Cable means: a television system that transmits over cables.

Synonyms for cable14

noun, as in a television system that transmits over cables

cable television, cable system, cable television service

noun, as in a telegram sent abroad

cablegram, overseas telegram

noun, as in a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

line, transmission line

noun, as in a nautical unit of depth

cable length, cable's length

noun, as in television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver

cable television

verb, as in send cables, wires, or telegrams

telegraph, wire

also used for cable

wire rope, cord, string

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What does cable mean?8

noun

1

a television system that transmits over cables

2

a telegram sent abroad

3

a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

4

a nautical unit of depth

5

television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver

6

a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

verb

1

send cables, wires, or telegrams

2

fasten with a cable“cable trees”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cable?12

two syllables

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Cable in a sentence

  • From the ceiling, a lone light dangles from a cable.Tom9358
  • He cut the cable, plunging the town into total darkness.Conjuice
  • We can't get cable out in the country, so we have satellite television.jmfcomo
  • Next week, the electrician will come and fix the cable._undertoad
  • Be careful with the cables, they can get damaged easily.Amastan
  • Be mindful of the cables, don't trip over them.Amastan
  • It sounded like water had got onto the cables somehow, and they were breaking.eastasiastudent
  • The boat was tied to the shore by a cable.orcrist

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Forms of cable

as a noun

plural
cables

as a verb

past tense
cabled
present participle
cabling
third-person singular
cables
past participle
cabled