- plug|ger
- plug|ger «PLUHG uhr», noun.1. a person or thing that plugs.2. a dentist's instrument, of various forms, for driving and packing a filling material into a hole, as in a decayed tooth.
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plug — plug; plug·ga·ble; plug·ger; plug·ger·man; plug·ging·ly; plug·less; plug·man; un·plug; plug·ola; … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
plug — [plug] n. [MDu plugge, a bung, plug, block, akin to Ger pflock] 1. an object used to stop up a hole, gap, outlet, etc. 2. a natural concretion or formation that stops up a passage, duct, etc. 3. a small wedge or segment cut from something, as… … English World dictionary
plug — {{11}}plug (n.) 1620s, originally a seamen s term, probably from Du. plug, from M.Du. plugge bung, stopper, related to Norw. plugg, Dan. plèg, M.L.G. pluck, Ger. pflock; ultimate origin uncertain. Sense of wad or stick of tobacco is attested from … Etymology dictionary
plug — noun 1》 a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up. ↘a mass of solidified lava filling the neck of a volcano. 2》 a device consisting of an insulated casing with metal pins that fit into holes in a socket to make… … English new terms dictionary
plugger — plug·ger … English syllables
pluggerman — plug·ger·man … English syllables
man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… … English syllables
plugger — A dental instrument used for condensing gold (foil), amalgam, or any plastic material in a cavity; operated by hand or by mechanical means. SYN: packer (2), plugging instrument. automatic p. a mechanically or electrically activated … Medical dictionary
Plugger — Plug ger, n. One who, or that which, plugs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
