Auger
French physicist's surname
An auger is a tool with a helical shaft for boring holes or moving material.
Hand augers drill into wood or ice; larger mechanical augers move grain, dig post holes, or clear snow.
The spiral design pulls material up and out as it rotates: We used an auger to drill through the frozen lake.
Not to be confused with augur, meaning to predict.
Hole-boring device
- bitSmall amount or portion
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- spiralCurve winding around center
- flightingIntermittent ad scheduling
shaft · handle · earth · ice · hand · power · helical · steel
Failing to engage interest
- excavationAct of unearthing
- holeAbsence in matter
- depthDistance below surface
- soilGround matter for planting
clay · penetration · groundwater · sampling · geotechnical · foundation · well · core
drill
Hole-boring device
flighting · shaft · handle · earth · ice · hand · power · helical · steel · blade
boring
Failing to engage interest
- excavationAct of unearthing
- holeAbsence in matter
- depthDistance below surface
soil · clay · penetration · groundwater · sampling · geotechnical · foundation · well · core · pilot
ice
Water's solid form
lake · fisherman · shanty · manual · blade · slush · thickness · circular · angler · jigging
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- siloAgricultural storage tower
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
feed · harvest · bin · transfer · loading · unloading · hopper · chute · trough · screw
Augerextractor
Device for removal
puller · nail puller · ejector · withdrawer · remover