weed puller
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- Using a weed puller makes it easier to remove stubborn weeds with their roots intact.
Examples
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The weed puller is her favorite tool for keeping flowerbeds neat and tidy.
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She bought a new weed puller to tackle the dandelions in her garden.
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I bought a new weed puller yesterday.
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The weed puller works great for stubborn weeds.
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This weed puller easily removes stubborn dandelions from the garden.
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Using a weed puller makes it simple to clear out unwanted plants.
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She showed me how to properly use a weed puller to get rid of the weeds.
Synonyms
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A gardening tool with a flat blade on a long handle used to break soil and remove weeds
A tool with metal claws that pulls weeds out by their roots
A small tool for pulling weeds from a garden or lawn
A farm tool that removes weeds from soil
Tool with thin spring prongs on a flexible frame that removes weeds from crops without harming them
A garden tool with a flat blade you push to cut weeds and loosen soil
A hoe pushed to loosen weeds between rows
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'weed' (an unwanted plant) combined with 'puller' (a tool that pulls) clearly denotes a tool for pulling weeds, and a B1 learner who knows the constituents and the agentive -er suffix will derive this meaning. This is a standard noun-noun/agentive compound pattern common in English and mirrored in many languages, making it immediately understandable.
Etymology
Weed puller is named for the clear image of a weed and a puller, a small tool that grabs and pulls a plant out by the root. That's why the name means 'a tool for removing weeds'.