Need another word that means the same as “auger”? Find 12 synonyms for “auger” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Auger” are: gimlet, screw auger, wimble, plumber's snake, snake, drilling tool, boring tool, rotary tool, bit, brace and bit, awl, bradawl
Auger as a Noun
Definitions of "Auger" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “auger” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A marine mollusc of warm seas with a slender tapering spiral shell.
- A tool resembling a large corkscrew, for boring holes in wood.
- A long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes.
- Hand tool for boring holes.
- A large tool similar to an auger, used for boring holes in the ground.
Synonyms of "Auger" as a noun (12 Words)
| awl | A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes. |
| bit | The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. I gave him a bit of my mind. |
| boring tool | The act of drilling. |
| brace and bit | A support that steadies or strengthens something else. |
| bradawl | An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws. |
| drilling tool | The training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms. |
| gimlet | Hand tool for boring holes. |
| plumber's snake | Something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake. |
| rotary tool | A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. |
| screw auger | A propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air. |
| snake | A long limbless reptile which has no eyelids a short tail and jaws that are capable of considerable extension Some snakes have a venomous bite. The snake did not have any provision for strong currency nations to help the weak. |
| wimble | Hand tool for boring holes. |
