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TONGS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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)

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 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)