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tongs::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pair of tongs |
| Type of | device |
| Has types | coal tongs, fire tongs, ice tongs |
Examples of tongs
tongs
Remove a lid and a screw band from the hot water using a slotted spoon or tongs.
From the sacbee.com
After a minute, as the watercress begins to wilt, use tongs to gently turn over.
From the nytimes.com
Toss pasta into the Puttanesca sauce mixing together with tongs or pasta spoons.
From the news-journalonline.com
Using tongs, dip the tortilla quickly in the sauce to coat and place in the pan.
From the freep.com
Using tongs, dip the fresh corn tortilla in the sauce and let them absorb sauce.
From the chron.com
One of the line dancers was sporting an apron and carrying a pair of meat tongs.
From the washingtonpost.com
Have metal tongs or pliers handy to reach in and retrieve your finished product.
From the heraldtribune.com
Lift out of water with tongs and cool quickly in a sink filled with cold water.
From the suntimes.com
One at a time, hold each leaf in a pair of tongs and heat briefly just to soften.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
- Tongs are and lifting tools, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large pincers or nippers, but the greatest number fall into three classes: # Tongs which have long arms terminating in small flat circular ends of tongs and are pivoted close to the handle, ...
- 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
- Glassmakers tool for picking up, transferring and applying water to the Punty to remove the glass piece from the pipe of blowpipe.
- Metal holder used to handle hot or cold forgings.
- Pair of curved arms that pivot like scissors so that a pull on the ring connecting the shorter segments will cause the points on the longer segments to bite into the log. The tongs are activated by the pull on the loading line. ...
- Chinese syndicates or associations that are organized to accomplish specific tasks that benefit them.
- A pair of curved arms with sharp points, pivoted like scissors to bite into a log for yarding or loading.
- Metal instrument with two legs joined by a hinger for grasping and holding things, e.g., crucible tongs.
