Meaning of Awl | Babel Free
ɔːlDefinitions
- A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
biz
Български
шило
Català
alena
Čeština
šídlo
Cymraeg
mynawyd
Dansk
syl
Ελληνικά
σουβλί
Esperanto
aleno
Français
alène
Gaeilge
meana
Galego
subela
Magyar
ár
Íslenska
alur
ქართული
სადგისი
Кыргызча
миз
Latina
subula
Lietuvių
yla
Latviešu
īlens
Te Reo Māori
oka
Македонски
шило
Polski
szydło
Română
sulă
Русский
шило
Slovenčina
sídlo
Shqip
fëndyell
Kiswahili
maharazi
తెలుగు
ఆరె
Українська
шило
Examples
“He dressed himself in some old ragged clothes, and took a tame white bear, which he had, with him, as well as an awl, some pitch, and twine.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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