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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtwizɚz/ [General-American], /ˈtwiːzəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-tweezers.ogg
Etymology: 17th century (1645–55): plural of tweeser (on the model of nippers, pincers, pliers or scissors), from obsolete tweese (“case for small instruments”) (or alternatively, alteration of plural form tweeses), aphetic form of earlier etweese (plural of etwee), from French étuis, plural of étui (“case, box, cover”) (from Old French estui (“container, prison”, noun), derivative of étuier (earlier spelling, estuier (“to shut up, guard, keep, preserve, save, enclose, place in a cover”), probably from Vulgar Latin *estudiāre (“to keep, treat with care”) or *studiāre, from Latin studēre (“to care about”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|étuis}} French étuis, {{der|en|fro|estui||container, prison|pos=n}} Old French estui (“container, prison”, noun), {{der|en|VL.|*estudiāre||to keep, treat with care}} Vulgar Latin *estudiāre (“to keep, treat with care”), {{der|en|la|studēre||to care about}} Latin studēre (“to care about”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} tweezers pl (plural only)
  1. A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc. Wikipedia link: tweezers Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: pair of pincers, pincers, pair of tweezers, tongs (alt: philatelic), tweezer [US] Derived forms: optical tweezers Related terms: en prison estuier, estuier Translations (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects): pincetë [feminine] (Albanian), piskatore [feminine] (Albanian), مِلْقَط صَغِير (milqaṭ ṣaḡīr) [masculine] (Arabic), مِلْقَط (milqaṭ) [masculine] (Arabic), ملقاط (mulʔāṭ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ملقط (milgaṭ) [Gulf-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), պինցետ (pincʻet) (Armenian), maqqaş (Azerbaijani), pintzak (Basque), пінцэ́т (pincét) [masculine] (Belarusian), шчыпцы́ (ščypcý) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), пинсе́та (pinséta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ဇာဂနာ (jaga.na) (Burmese), pinces [feminine, plural] (Catalan), alicates d'ungles (english: nail tweezers) [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 鑷子 (Chinese Mandarin), 镊子 (nièzi) (Chinese Mandarin), 眉毛鉗 (Chinese Mandarin), 眉毛钳 (méimáoqián) (Chinese Mandarin), pinzeta [feminine] (Czech), pincet [common-gender] (Danish), pincet [neuter] (Dutch), pinĉileto (Esperanto), pintsett (Estonian), pinsetit [plural] (Finnish), pince à épiler [feminine] (French), pincette [feminine] (French), პინცეტი (ṗinceṭi) (Georgian), Pinzette [feminine] (German), λαβίδα (lavída) [feminine] (Greek), פִּינְצֶטָה (pintséta) [feminine] (Hebrew), चिमटी (cimṭī) [feminine] (Hindi), csipesz (Hungarian), flísatöng [feminine] (Icelandic), plokktöng [feminine, rare] (Icelandic), pionsúirín [masculine] (Irish), pinzetta [feminine] (Italian), ピンセット (pinsetto) (Japanese), іскек (ıskek) (Kazakh), пинцет (pinset) (Kazakh), ចន្ទាស (cɑɑcɑntiəh) (Khmer), តង្កៀប (tɑɑtɑngkiəp) (Khmer), 핀셋 (pinset) [South-Korea] (Korean), 핀세트 (pinseteu) [North-Korea] (Korean), пинцет (pintset) (Kyrgyz), искек (iskek) (Kyrgyz), ແໜບ (nǣp) (Lao), volsella [feminine] (Latin), pincete [feminine] (Latvian), pincetas [masculine] (Lithuanian), пинце́та (pincéta) [feminine] (Macedonian), kuku (Maori), kopikopi (Maori), хямсаа (xjamsaa) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), чимхүүр (čimxüür) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠬᠢᠮᠰᠠ (kimsa) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠴᠢᠮᠬᠢᠭᠦᠷ (čimkigür) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), beeʼatsʼiʼí (Navajo), beeʼaʼnizhí (Navajo), dághá bee yitsʼihí (Navajo), mûçink (Northern Kurdish), pinsett [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), جنبس (cımbıs) (Ottoman Turkish), موچین (mučin) (Persian), موی چینک (muy činak) [Dari] (Persian), pęseta [feminine] (Polish), pinça [feminine] (Portuguese), pensetă [feminine] (Romanian), пинце́т (pincét) [masculine] (Russian), щипцы́ (ščipcý) [masculine, plural] (Russian), щи́пчики (ščípčiki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), пинцѐта [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pincèta [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pinzeta [feminine] (Slovak), pinceta [feminine] (Slovene), pinzas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), pincett [common-gender] (Swedish), tiyani (Tagalog), мӯйчинак (müyčinak) (Tajik), пинтсет (pintset) (Tajik), แหนบ (nɛ̀ɛp) (Thai), cımbız (Turkish), пінце́т (pincét) [masculine] (Ukrainian), щи́пці (ščýpci) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian), چِمْٹی (cimṭī) [feminine] (Urdu), قىسقۇچ (qisquch) (Uyghur), pinset (Uzbek), qisqich (Uzbek), nhíp (Vietnamese), pliciwr [masculine] (Welsh), plyciwr [masculine] (Welsh), gefel (note: for stamps) [feminine, usually] (Welsh)
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пінцэ́т"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ščypcý",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "шчыпцы́"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pinséta",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "пинсе́та"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "jaga.na",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "ဇာဂနာ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "pinces"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "english": "nail tweezers",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "alicates d'ungles"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "鑷子"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nièzi",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "镊子"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "眉毛鉗"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "méimáoqián",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "眉毛钳"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinzeta"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "pincet"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "pincet"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "pinĉileto"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "pintsett"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "pinsetit"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pince à épiler"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pincette"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗinceṭi",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "პინცეტი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Pinzette"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "lavída",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "λαβίδα"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "pintséta",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "פִּינְצֶטָה"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "cimṭī",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "चिमटी"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "csipesz"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "flísatöng"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "plokktöng"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pionsúirín"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinzetta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "pinsetto",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "ピンセット"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ıskek",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "іскек"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "pinset",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "пинцет"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cɑɑcɑntiəh",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "ចន្ទាស"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "tɑɑtɑngkiəp",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "តង្កៀប"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pinset",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "South-Korea"
          ],
          "word": "핀셋"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pinseteu",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "North-Korea"
          ],
          "word": "핀세트"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "mûçink"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "pintset",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "пинцет"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "iskek",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "искек"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "nǣp",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "ແໜບ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "volsella"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pincete"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pincetas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pincéta",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "пинце́та"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "kuku"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "kopikopi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xjamsaa",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "хямсаа"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "čimxüür",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "чимхүүр"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "kimsa",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠬᠢᠮᠰᠠ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "čimkigür",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠴᠢᠮᠬᠢᠭᠦᠷ"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "beeʼatsʼiʼí"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "beeʼaʼnizhí"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "dághá bee yitsʼihí"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pinsett"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "cımbıs",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "جنبس"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mučin",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "موچین"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "muy činak",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "Dari"
          ],
          "word": "موی چینک"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pęseta"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinça"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pensetă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pincét",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пинце́т"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "щипцы́"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
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          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "щи́пчики"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "пинцѐта"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
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          ],
          "word": "pincèta"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinzeta"
        },
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinceta"
        },
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          "code": "es",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pinzas"
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        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "pincett"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
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          "word": "tiyani"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
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          "word": "мӯйчинак"
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          "word": "пинтсет"
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          "code": "th",
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          "roman": "nɛ̀ɛp",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "แหนบ"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "cımbız"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pincét",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пінце́т"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "ščýpci",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
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            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "щи́пці"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "cimṭī",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "چِمْٹی"
        },
        {
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "qisquch",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "قىسقۇچ"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "pinset"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "word": "nhíp"
        },
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pliciwr"
        },
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          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "note": "for stamps",
          "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
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          "word": "gefel"
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      "glosses": [
        "A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pincerlike",
          "pincerlike"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "metal",
          "metal"
        ],
        [
          "handling",
          "handling"
        ],
        [
          "picking up",
          "picking up"
        ],
        [
          "postage stamp",
          "postage stamp"
        ],
        [
          "plucking out",
          "pluck out"
        ],
        [
          "plucking",
          "pluck"
        ],
        [
          "pulling out",
          "pull out"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "tweezers"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtwizɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtwiːzəz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cc/En-us-tweezers.ogg/En-us-tweezers.ogg.mp3",
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "pair of pincers"
    },
    {
      "word": "pincers"
    },
    {
      "word": "pair of tweezers"
    },
    {
      "alt": "philatelic",
      "word": "tongs"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "tweezer"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pincetë"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piskatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "milqaṭ ṣaḡīr",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مِلْقَط صَغِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "milqaṭ",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مِلْقَط"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mulʔāṭ",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ملقاط"
    },
    {
      "code": "afb",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "milgaṭ",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Gulf-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ملقط"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "pincʻet",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "պինցետ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "maqqaş"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "pintzak"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pincét",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пінцэ́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ščypcý",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "шчыпцы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pinséta",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пинсе́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "jaga.na",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "ဇာဂနာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pinces"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "english": "nail tweezers",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "alicates d'ungles"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "鑷子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nièzi",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "镊子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "眉毛鉗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "méimáoqián",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "眉毛钳"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pinzeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pincet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pincet"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "pinĉileto"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "pintsett"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pinsetit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pince à épiler"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pincette"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗinceṭi",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "პინცეტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Pinzette"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lavída",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λαβίδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pintséta",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פִּינְצֶטָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "cimṭī",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "चिमटी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "csipesz"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flísatöng"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "plokktöng"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pionsúirín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pinzetta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "pinsetto",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "ピンセット"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ıskek",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "іскек"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "pinset",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "пинцет"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cɑɑcɑntiəh",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "ចន្ទាស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tɑɑtɑngkiəp",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "តង្កៀប"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pinset",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "South-Korea"
      ],
      "word": "핀셋"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pinseteu",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "North-Korea"
      ],
      "word": "핀세트"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "mûçink"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "pintset",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "пинцет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "iskek",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "искек"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nǣp",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "ແໜບ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "volsella"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pincete"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pincetas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pincéta",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пинце́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "kuku"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "kopikopi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xjamsaa",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хямсаа"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "čimxüür",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "чимхүүр"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "kimsa",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠬᠢᠮᠰᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "čimkigür",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠴᠢᠮᠬᠢᠭᠦᠷ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "beeʼatsʼiʼí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "beeʼaʼnizhí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "dághá bee yitsʼihí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pinsett"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "cımbıs",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "جنبس"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mučin",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "موچین"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "muy činak",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Dari"
      ],
      "word": "موی چینک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pęseta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pinça"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pensetă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pincét",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пинце́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščipcý",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "щипцы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščípčiki",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "щи́пчики"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пинцѐта"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pincèta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pinzeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pinceta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pinzas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pincett"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "tiyani"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "müyčinak",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "мӯйчинак"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "pintset",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "пинтсет"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nɛ̀ɛp",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "แหนบ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "cımbız"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pincét",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пінце́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščýpci",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "щи́пці"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "cimṭī",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "چِمْٹی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qisquch",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "قىسقۇچ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "pinset"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "qisqich"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "word": "nhíp"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pliciwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plyciwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "note": "for stamps",
      "sense": "small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "gefel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tweezers"
}

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