pincers

English

Wikipedia

A pair of carpenter's pincers

Noun

pincers (uncountable)

1. A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
2. The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.
3. Plural form of pincer.

Synonyms

1. forceps
2. chelae, claws, nippers
3. pinchers

See also

• tongs

Translations

gripping tool

Azeri: kəlbətin (az) Czech: kleště (cs) f. pl. French: tenaille (fr) f. Greek: πένσα (el) (pénsa) f. Ido: pinco (io), tenalio (io) Romanian: clește (ro) m.

Russian: клещи (ru) (kl'éš'i) pl., щипцы (ru) (š'ipcý) pl. Spanish: pinzas (es) f. pl., tenaza (es) f. Swedish: tång (sv) c., hovtång (sv) c., kniptång (sv) c. Turkish: kerpeten (tr) Vietnamese: kềm (vi)

front claws

Czech: klepeta n. pl. Finnish: sakset (fi) pl. Romanian: clește (ro) m.

Russian: клешня (ru) (kl'ešn'á) f. Spanish: pinzas (es) f. pl.

Anagrams

• crispen
• princes