pair of tweezers
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2.8
- noun
- /pɛr əv ˈtwiːzərz/
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pinzas
- She used a pair of tweezers to carefully pick up the tiny gemstone.
- pull a pair of tweezers
- keep a pair of tweezers
- take a pair of tweezers
But some unexpected types of springs are other things like maybe an archer's bowstring or a pair of tweezers cuz the spring.
- But some unexpected types of springs are other things like maybe an archer's bowstring or a pair of tweezers cuz the spring.
Examples
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Then the second bee sting formed a pustule and I had to excise that with a pair of tweezers.
Blog text (23) -
He holds up a rolled piece of paper with a pair of tweezers.
Fiction book (1993) -
-Had to pull it out with a pair of tweezers.
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Get me a pair of tweezers, will you?
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In my case, in the pocket there, you'll find a pair of tweezers.
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Using a pair of tweezers, I pulled out a black piece of tissue, stopped the bleeding, and bandaged it up.
Blog text (23) -
Before you actually get on to plucking your eyebrows, you need to have a good pair of tweezers.
Blog text (16) -
He put on rubber gloves and took out a plastic bag from his kit, along with a pair of tweezers.
Fiction book (2000) -
Make sure to have a pair of tweezers on hand for any small repairs around the house.
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He held the delicate butterfly with a pair of tweezers to avoid hurting its wings.
Synonyms
24
3.3
A small hand tool with two narrow arms used to hold tiny things
A small metal tool with two thin arms to pick up very small things
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'pair' (two matching items) and 'tweezers' (a two‑armed handheld tool): a 'pair of tweezers' is simply the two arms/joined tool used for grasping small objects. The 'pair of + noun' construction is a common, compositional pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Pair of tweezers comes from the tool's two thin arms joined at one end. The image of a pair of metal tweezers that pinch like fingers explains why it means 'a small hand tool used to pick up or hold tiny objects'.