Tweezers

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • noun-plural. Small pincers, usually of metal, used for plucking or handling small objects.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun-plural. Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An instrument, resembling diminutive tongs, for grasping and holding; intended for taking up very small objects, plucking out hairs, etc. Also called volsella.
  • Same as tweeze, 1.
  • Word Usage
    "One is called tweezers, an 'is of no earthly use that I know of except to pull the hairs out o' your nose, which no man in his senses ever wants to do; and the other thing is, I suppose, for borin 'small holes in things -- it's almost as useless."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pincer    pair of tweezers    tongs   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Caesars    freezers   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tongs    scissor    pipefish    pliers    scalpel