Definition of augers Augers
/ɔˈgɚz/ - [ogerz] -
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What does augers mean?
Wiktionary 
- augers (Noun)
Plural of auger.
Part of speech
🔤- augers, noun, plural of auger.
WordNet
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| auger - hand tool for boring holes | ||
| gimlet, screw auger, wimble | ||
| auger - a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes | ||
| plumber's snake | ||
| snake limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | ||
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Wiktionary
- auger (Noun)
A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. - auger (Noun)
A snake or plumber's snake . - auger (Noun)
A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e. g. for fence posts. - auger (Noun)
A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study. - auger (Verb)
To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- auger (n.)
A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge. - auger (n.)
An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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auger
aw′gėr, n. a carpenter's tool used for boring holes in wood.—n. Au′ger-bit, an auger that fits into a carpenter's brace (see Brace). [A corr. of nauger, an auger, A.S. nafugár—nafu, a nave of a wheel, gár, a piercer. See Nave (of a wheel), Gore, a triangular piece.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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auger
A wimble, or instrument for boring holes for bolts, tree-nails, and other purposes.
Part of speech
🔤- auger, noun, singular of augers.
