Definitions for tweezers

tweezers tweez·ers

Spelling: [twee-zerz]
IPA: /ˈtwi zərz/

Tweezers is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 98 anagrams from letters in tweezers (eeerstwz).

Definitions for tweezers

noun

  1. small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc.
  2. tweezers.

Origin of tweezers

1645-55; plural of tweezer, equivalent to obsolete tweeze case of surgical instruments (aphetic form of earlier etweese French étuis, plural of étui, noun derivative of Old French étuier to k

Examples for tweezers

The moth pulls off this hair to cover its eggs, and the tweezers are used for that purpose.

Now, Dean, I must come to you for another of your surgical instruments—the tweezers.

A pair of tweezers was held close to his ear and struck with a metallic object.

Some of the longest hairs might also be removed with the tweezers.

The poor fellow has a thorn in his pad; I am going upstairs for my tweezers.

Ah, now I see it; I can get it out, but I must take my tweezers to it.

Bobby procured his tweezers and began to set up his own name.

Much of the content was chit-chatty girl talk about longing for manicures, pedicures, a pair of tweezers and “underwear that fit.”

Arrange the fur over all stitches by picking it free with tweezers.

Jewelers' tweezers are the finest thing to be had for this work.

Word Value for tweezers
Scrable

20

Words with friends

20

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