auger
auger is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 31 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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. Auger bit, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- awl
- bodkin
- borer
- chisel
- corkscrew
- dibble
- drill
- gimlet
- gouge
- lancet
- machine
- needle
- perforator
- piercer
- pliers
- press
- probe
- punch
- puncheon
- puncher
- rimer
- scoop
- spear
- stiletto
- stylet
- terrier
- trepan
- trocar
- warder
- weapon
- wimble
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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