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Definitions for Auger

[1] Carpentry . a bit, as for a brace. a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
[2] earth auger.
[3] a device consisting of a shaft with a broad helical flange rotating within a cylindrical casing to force bulk materials from one end to the other.
[4] snake(def 3a) .
[5] a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood
[6] a larger tool of the same kind for boring holes in the ground

Words related to Auger

grill, tool, gimlet, borer

Words nearby Auger

augean, augean stables, augeas, augen, augend, auger, auger bit, auger effect, auger shower, auger-eyed, aught

Origin of Auger

before 900; Middle English nauger (a nauger misdivided as an auger; cf. adder1, apron), Old English nafogār nave-piercer (cognate with Old Norse nafarr, Old Saxon nabugēr, Middle Dutch navegeer, Old High German nabagēr ), equivalent to nafa nave + gār spear; cf. gore3, garlic

Words that may be confused with Auger

auger, augur

Word origin for Auger

C15 an augur, resulting from mistaken division of earlier a nauger, from Old English nafugār nave (of a wheel) spear (that is, tool for boring hubs of wheels), from nafu nave ² + gār spear; see gore ²

Synonyms for Auger

borer, gimlet, grill, tool