Tongs

What do we mean by tongs?

A grasping device consisting of two arms that are joined, often at one end, as by a pivot or a scissorlike hinge. noun plural

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An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; -- often called a pair of tongs. noun plural

Plural form of tong. noun

An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips. noun

(Plural form of tong.) A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to facilitate lifting and carrying a block of ice. Often called ice tongs. noun

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tong. verb

Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below noun

An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

(by extension) A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to facilitate lifting and carrying a block of ice. Often called ice tongs.

Words that are spelled similarly to tongs:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word tongs:
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Words that rhyme with tongs:
songs, thongs, prongs, throngs, longs, belongs, gongs, wrongs, bongs, dongs, sarongs, prolongs, pongs, alongs.

Adjectives that are often used to describe tongs:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective tongs:
type, method, fashion, style, arrangement, principle, work, splint, argument, process, device, builders, mechanism, manner, traction, game.

Consonant match to tongs:
tongues, tangs.

Words that sound like tongs:
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