drill, tool that looks like a large corkscrew for drilling holes
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Auger Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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augur| one who interprets behavior of birds; diviner| seer| prophet| soothsayer
augur| one who interprets behavior of birds; diviner| seer| prophet| soothsayer
Auger Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.
An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.
(n.)
A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.
auger
\au"ger\ (&?;), n. [oe. augoure, nauger, as. nafegār, fr. nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + gār spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. see nave (of a wheel) and 2d gore, n.]
1. a carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. it has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. a pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. a screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.
2. an instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.
auger
bit, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger.
auger
n
1. a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes [syn: plumber's snake ]
2. hand tool for boring holes [syn: gimlet, screw auger, wimble]
similar words(6)
trap-and-drain auger
bolt auger
auger shell
auger bit
pod auger
earth auger
Ebailldaradr = n. a small auger
Ebill = n. an auger; a peg
Noun
1. a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
(synonym) plumber's snake
(hypernym) snake
2. hand tool for boring holes
(synonym) gimlet, screw auger, wimble
(hypernym) drill
Auger Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Auger Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An auger is a drilling device, or drill bit, that usually includes a rotating helical screw blade called a "flighting" to act as a screw conveyor to remove the drilled out material. The rotation of the blade causes the material to move out of the hole being drilled.
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