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tweezers

C2
Uncommon

Pronunciation

UK

  • /twˈiːzəz/

US

  • /ˈtwizərz/

Meanings

Noun

  1. a small handheld tool used to grip tiny objects or pluck hairs

Beyond the definition

Tweezers are like tiny hands for detail work. They are small tools you use to pull out splinters, shape eyebrows, or pick up very small things that are hard to grab with your fingers. You might see similar tools in medical or scientific work too, where careful control matters. In everyday life, people usually think of them as a simple tool for grooming or handling tiny objects.

Examples

  1. 1

    First aid

    Use the tweezers to pull the splinter out carefully.

    • Grammar

      tweezers is usually plural: say "the tweezers are" or "a pair of tweezers"

  2. 2

    Personal grooming

    I keep a pair of tweezers in the bathroom for stray eyebrow hairs.

  3. 3

    Medical care

    The nurse removed the tiny piece of glass with sterile tweezers.

See also

Similar

Shades of meaning

  • precision forceps

Contrast

Used with (collocations)

  • a pair of tweezers
  • pluck with tweezers
  • remove a splinter with tweezers

Explore

  • grooming tools

Forms and spellings

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Main spelling

  • tweezersnoun