REAMER

reamer

(noun) a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes

reamer, juicer, juice reamer

(noun) a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reamer (plural reamers)

A tool for boring a hole wider.

A device for rendering citrus juice.

A tool used to scrape carbon deposit from the bowl of a pipe.

A Stone Age prehistoric lithic stone tool, used in archeology nomenclature.

Proper noun

Reamer (plural Reamers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Reamer is the 13316th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2291 individuals. Reamer is most common among White (91.53%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Ream"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as a bore of a cannon, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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