PINCER

claw, chela, nipper, pincer

(noun) a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

pincer, pair of pincers, tweezer, pair of tweezers

(noun) a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pincer (plural pincers)

Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.

Verb

pincer (third-person singular simple present pincers, present participle pincering, simple past and past participle pincered)

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To surround with a pincer attack.

Anagrams

• Prince, prince

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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