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SCREW AUGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does screw auger mean? 

SCREW AUGER (noun)
  The noun SCREW AUGER has 1 sense:

1. hand tool for boring holesplay

  Familiarity information: SCREW AUGER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCREW AUGER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hand tool for boring holes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

auger; gimlet; screw auger; wimble

Hypernyms ("screw auger" is a kind of...):

drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))


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