tweezer

noun

twee·​zer ˈtwē-zər How to pronounce tweezer (audio)

Examples of tweezer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other common utensil suggestions: An old fashioned potato peeler, chef’s tweezers, a tiny melon baller, a wide-mouth boba straw. Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024 Use tweezers and grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible while gently pulling it up and out. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 Designed for at-home acupressure, this kit comes with 40 gold ear seeds, tweezers for application, and a how-to guide for beginners. Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023 Down the hall from the hedgehog, staff fed trilling birds — no bigger than the palm of a hand — with tweezers and syringes. Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024 Blended cocktails were served in tall glasses with accoutrements meticulously arranged with tweezers. Moriah Balingit, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024 Step 2: Remove The Filter Screen Take some tweezers and carefully remove the filter screen. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2024 To compensate for the fact that Kelly’s nostrils were slightly wider than Theron’s, Hiro used a 3-D printer to create tiny plugs that were inserted into Theron’s nose with tweezers. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023 The Elite Series 2 requires a plastic pry tool (aka spudger), a T6 and T8 screwdriver, and tweezers. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tweezer was in 1904

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“Tweezer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweezer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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