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Pincers

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɪnsəɹz

Definitions

  1. A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
    plural, plural-only
  2. The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

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العربيةالكمّاشةقصاجكلبتان
Azərbaycan dilikəlbətin
Беларускаяабцугі
Българскиклещи
Bosanskikimkuku
Češtinaklepetakleště
Ελληνικάτανάλια
فارسیانبر
Suomihohtimetsakset
Gaeilgeordógteanchair
Galegotenaces
Hrvatskikimkuku
Հայերենաքցան
Bahasa Indonesiakakaktuaneptangsepit
Italianopinzetenaglia
日本語ベンチやっとこ矢床鋏
ქართულიმარწუხი
한국어箝못뽑이족집게펜치
Kurdîkêm
Latinaforceps
Te Reo Māorikuku
Македонскиклешти
Nederlandsknijptang
Polskicęgikleszczeobcęgiszczypce
Portuguêspatolaspinçatenaz
Românăclește
Русскийклешниклешняклещищипцы
Slovenščinaklešče
Српскиkimkuku
Svenskahovtångkniptångtång
தமிழ்இடுக்கிகொடுக்கு
ไทยกามคีม
Türkçekerpetenkıskaç
Українськаклі́щілещатащипці
Tiếng Việtkemkim

Examples

“Milk formed their chief diet, and this they were supposed to imbibe from the witch herself, from a third "teat" which had been made beneath the arm by a nip from the Devil's pincers.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

pincertail Pinch pinch bar pinch cake pinch effect pinch force

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