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AUGER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AUGER?

Need another word that means the same as “auger”? Find 12 synonyms for “auger” in this overview.

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Auger as a Noun
Definitions of "Auger" as a noun
Synonyms of "Auger" as a noun (12 Words)

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.