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- [twee-zerz]
- /ˈtwi zərz/
- /ˈtwiː.zəz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [twee-zerz]
- /ˈtwi zərz/
Definitions of tweezers word
- abbreviation TWEEZERS tweezers. 1
- noun,plural tweezers small pincers 1
- noun plural tweezers Tweezers are a small tool that you use for tasks such as picking up small objects or pulling out hairs. Tweezers consist of two strips of metal or plastic joined together at one end. 0
- noun plural tweezers a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etc 0
- noun plural tweezers small nippers, consisting of two arms, joined at one end, for plucking out hairs, handling little objects, etc. 0
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Origin of tweezers
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; plural of tweezer, equivalent to obsolete tweeze case of surgical instruments (aphetic form of earlier etweese < French étuis, plural of étui, noun derivative of Old French étuier to keep < Latin stūdiāre to care for) + -er1
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Parts of speech for Tweezers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tweezers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tweezers usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tweezers
- how to sterilize tweezers?
- how to remove a splinter without tweezers?
- how to get a splinter out without tweezers?
- how to pluck your eyebrows with tweezers?
- how to pluck your eyebrows without tweezers?
- how to remove a tick without tweezers?
- how to sharpen tweezers?
- how to remove a tick from a dog without tweezers?
- how to shape eyebrows with tweezers?
- how to remove ticks without tweezers?
- how to shape your eyebrows with tweezers?
- how to do eyebrows with tweezers?
- how to pluck eyebrows without tweezers?
- how to get a tick off a dog without tweezers?
- how to remove splinter without tweezers?
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