Word Type

Noun

The word "pliers" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

box cabinet house mail store

Derived Terms

adjustable pliers combination pliers crimping pliers diagonal pliers groove-joint pliers lineman's pliers multigrip pliers needlenose pliers needlenosed pliers pair of pliers plench tongue-and-groove pliers water pump pliers water pumpe pliers

Derived From

ply

Etymologically Related To

er

Inflected/Variant Forms

plier

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

compound lever hand tool

Type Of (IsA)

compound lever hand tool tool

Related Terms

pincers

Related Terms

bend dentists for gripping grasping grasping tool grip gripping gripping tool hand like like scissors multiplies needle needle nose nipping nipping tool nose old old dentists pincer pincers pinching pinching grip pulling scissors squeezing squeezing tool strength too tool user wrench

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