PLIER
What does "PLIER" mean?
A hand tool with hinged jaws for gripping, bending, or cutting, usually used in pairs.
Meanings
- One of a pair of pincers with a pivot and handles, used to grip or bend (usually called 'pliers'). Hand me the pliers so I can twist this wire.
- A person who plies a trade, tool, or skill. He was a steady plier of the carpenter's craft. archaic
Word origin
From 'ply' (to bend or fold, from Latin 'plicare') plus the agent suffix '-er'; the tool is named for its ability to bend material.
Remember it
A PLIER plies - it bends - so it shares its root with 'pliable' and 'ply'; the tool bends what won't bend by hand.
A little poem
Two iron fingers where two soft ones fail-
the plier lends its grip to bend the wire.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is a plier never lonely? It always comes as a pair.
What it teaches
The right tool is just a way to lend your hand a grip and patience it does not have.
Quick facts
What does PLIER mean?
A hand tool with hinged jaws for gripping, bending, or cutting, usually used in pairs.
Is PLIER a valid word?
Yes — PLIER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PLIER?
PLIER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PLIER come from?
From 'ply' (to bend or fold, from Latin 'plicare') plus the agent suffix '-er'; the tool is named for its ability to bend material.
What can PLIER teach us?
The right tool is just a way to lend your hand a grip and patience it does not have.
How players do
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