Tweezer
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pair of tweezers, tweezers. US
- 2 a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping wordnet
Verb
- 1 To use tweezers.
"Sadler has already wrapped an ace bandage around a badly sprained wrist (sustained in a fall on a desert trail), tweezered out a few cactus spines, moleskinned some blisters, and doled out all the pastillas de dolor —painkillers […]"
Adjective
- 1 tweezers. attributive, not-comparable
Example
More examples"Sadler has already wrapped an ace bandage around a badly sprained wrist (sustained in a fall on a desert trail), tweezered out a few cactus spines, moleskinned some blisters, and doled out all the pastillas de dolor —painkillers […]"
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