Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: auger
IPA transcription: ['ɔɡɚ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: auger, gimlet, screw_auger, wimble
    Meaning: hand tool for boring holes
  • Synonyms: plumber's_snake, auger
    Meaning: a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
Usage examples
  • The auger, after working its way to the bottom of the heap, is raised, and, of course, it contains a fair sample of the sand at all depths from the top downwards.
  • He was the first to fasten things together with glue; he invented the plumb-line and the auger; and he showed seamen how to put up masts in their ships and how to rig the sails to them with ropes.