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tweezers

/ˈtwiːzəz/

/ˈtwiːzɚz/

Translations

tweezersnoun

tweezers

Plural-only (pluralia tantum) common noun for a small pincer-like instrument.

пинцет

She used tweezers to pull the splinter out of his finger.

Она использовала пинцет, чтобы вытащить занозу из его пальца.

Additional translations

щипцымн., общее название пинцетов и мелких клещей

щипчикиразг., уменьш.

tweezernoun

tweezers

/ˈtwiːzə/

/ˈtwiːzɚ/

пинцет

She used a tweezer to pluck her eyebrows.

Она использовала пинцет, чтобы выщипать брови.

Synonyms

tweezerverb

tweezers

tweezered

Past Simple

tweezered

Past Participle

tweezering

Gerund

/ˈtwiːzə/

/ˈtwiːzər/

выщипывать

She decided to tweezer her eyebrows before the party.

Она решила выщипывать брови перед вечеринкой.

Synonyms

tweeze

pluck

pluck out

pull out

extract

remove

pick out

pinch off

pluck off

Definitions

tweezersnoun

A small hand-held instrument with two spring-joined arms used for plucking, gripping, or manipulating very small objects.

She used tweezers to pull the splinter out of his finger.

tweezernoun

A small instrument consisting of two narrow metal arms joined at one end, used for picking up small objects or for plucking out hairs (usually occurring in the plural form tweezers).

She used tweezers to remove the splinter from her finger.

tweezerverb

To pick up, grasp, or remove something by means of tweezers.

The technician tweezered the tiny component into place.