AWL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("awl" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

Meronyms (parts of "awl"):

haft; helve (the handle of a weapon or tool)

point (sharp end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "awl"):

bradawl; pricker (an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws)

scratch awl; scribe; scriber (a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut)