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Meaning of Awl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ɔːl

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Equivalents

العربية إشفى الخرّامة مخرز
Azərbaycanca biz
Български шило
Bosanski ar lešina oka šilo шило
Català alena
Čeština šídlo
Cymraeg mynawyd
Dansk syl
Deutsch Ahle Ort Pfriem
Ελληνικά σουβλί
Esperanto aleno
Español alesna lesna lezna punzón
Suomi naskali piikki purasin
Français alène
Gaeilge meana
Galego espita subela
हिन्दी आरा सूजा
Hrvatski ar lešina oka šilo шило
Magyar ár
Հայերեն բիզ հերյուն
Íslenska alur
Italiano lesina punteruolo
日本語 千枚通し 突きぎり 錐
ქართული სადგისი
한국어 송곳 추도
Kurdî ar bîz lêm
Кыргызча миз
Latina alisna subula
Lietuvių yla
Latviešu īlens
Te Reo Māori oka
Македонски шило
Монгол шивүүр шөвөг
Malti timplor xifa
Nederlands els priem
Polski szydło
Português almofate furador sovela
Română sulă
Русский шило
Slovenčina sídlo
Shqip fëndyell
Српски ar lešina oka šilo шило
Svenska pryl syl
Kiswahili maharazi
తెలుగు ఆరె
Tagalog balibol pambalibol punson suligi
Türkçe biz tığ
Українська шило
Tiếng Việt dúi giùi lẹm

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.
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See also

awl-fly awlbill awlessness awlet Awls awlwort

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