tongs
tongs is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; -- often called a pair of tongs.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- alembic
- andiron
- area
- athanor
- back
- backlog
- bakehouse
- bath
- bird
- boiler
- bond
- brasier
- burner
- caboose
- caldron
- camboose
- captive
- central
- chamber
- clench
- clinch
- close
- clutch
- coal
- combustion
- conservatory
- convective
- cracker
- crucible
- custody
- detain
- detention
- electric
- entail
- fast
- fiery
- finger
- fire
- fireplace
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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