HyperDic: pair_of_tongs

English > 1 sense of the expression pair of tongs:
NOUNartifactpair of tongs, tongsany of various devices for taking hold of objects
English > pair of tongs: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAny of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below.
Synonymtongs
Narrowerfire tongs, coal tongstongs for taking hold of burning coals
ice tongstongs for lifting blocks of ice
BroaderdeviceAn instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Usage ofplural, plural formThe form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Spanishpinzas, tenazas
Catalanpinces

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