Auger

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of various hand tools, typically having a threaded shank and cross handle, used for boring holes in wood or ice.
  • noun. A drill bit.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A machine having a helical flange attached to a rotating shaft, used for drilling and boring or as a conveyor of loose material.
  • noun. The rotating shaft and flange of such a machine, considered as a single unit.
  • transitive verb. To drill, bore, or convey using an auger.
  • phrasal verb. To descend out of control and crash. Used of aircraft and pilots.
  • phrasal verb. To pay close attention or direct one's energy; concentrate or focus.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An instrument for boring holes larger than those bored by a bit or gimlet.
  • noun. An instrument for boring the soil.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.
  • noun. An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.
  • noun. a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet.
  • noun. A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
  • noun. A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
  • noun. A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
  • verb. To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. hand tool for boring holes
  • noun. a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
  • Word Usage
    "The basic idea is to find the cleanouts, and run a snake (aka auger) into them. powered one with knives."
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    drill  hand tool  snake  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    augur  blogger  mauger  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adz  adze  awl  bodkin  chisel  
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    aculeus  acumination  bit  bore  bore bit