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TONGS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
Synonyms:
pair of tongs; tongs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tongs" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tongs"):
coal tongs; fire tongs (tongs for taking hold of burning coals)
ice tongs (tongs for lifting blocks of ice)
Context examples:
She shows me all her things, and I don't think she'll mind if I look at this, thought Beth, with a glance at her sister, who lay on the rug, with the tongs beside her, ready to wake up the minute the log fell apart.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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