- coal tongs
- nountongs for taking hold of burning coals• Syn: ↑fire tongs• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form• Hypernyms: ↑tongs, ↑pair of tongs, ↑fire iron
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coal tongs
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coal tongs — tongs for gripping burning coals … English contemporary dictionary
Tongs — are and lifting tools, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large pincers or nippers, but the greatest number fall into three classes: # Tongs which have long arms terminating in small flat circular ends of … Wikipedia
tongs — n. 1)coal; curling; ice; sugar tongs 2) a pair of tongs * * * [tɒŋz] curling ice sugar tongs a pair of tongs coal … Combinatory dictionary
fire tongs — noun tongs for taking hold of burning coals • Syn: ↑coal tongs • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑tongs, ↑pair of tongs, ↑fire iron … Useful english dictionary
pair of tongs — noun any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below • Syn: ↑tongs • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hypon … Useful english dictionary
tobacco tongs — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : metal tongs for taking a live coal from a fire to light a tobacco pipe … Useful english dictionary
plural form — noun the form of a word that is used to denote more than one • Syn: ↑plural • Ant: ↑singular (for: ↑plural) • Members of this Usage Domain: ↑relation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
andiron — Synonyms and related words: chain, coal tongs, crane, crook, damper, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, grate, grating, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, griller, lifter, poker, pothook, salamander, spit, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit … Moby Thesaurus
chain — Synonyms and related words: Alps, Andes, Caucasus, Himalayas, Indian file, Kekule formula, Oregon boat, Rockies, accouple, accumulate, accumulative, additive, additory, agglutinate, alps on alps, alternation, amass, anchor, andiron, anklet,… … Moby Thesaurus
crane — Synonyms and related words: andiron, be lengthy, be prolonged, belong, chain, coal tongs, crab, crane the neck, crook, damper, derrick, erector, extend, extend out, eye, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, forklift, gantry crane, gape, gaup, gawk,… … Moby Thesaurus
