auger
Helical shaft tool
An auger is a tool with a helical shaft for boring holes in wood, ice, or earth.
Hand augers have a T-shaped handle; powered versions drill through frozen lakes for ice fishing or into soil for fence posts.
The spiral design pulls material up and out of the hole as it turns: He used an auger to dig postholes for the new fence.
Small amount or portion
- handlePart for gripping
- chuckThrow carelessly or informally
- shankLower leg segment
- fluteTube blown sideways
gimlet · brace · reamer · pilot · mandrel · countersink · boring · wrench
Shaped like a coil
- fluteTube blown sideways
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- coilWound circular arrangement
thread · winding · corkscrew · rotation · pitch · groove · rifling · conveyance
Act of unearthing
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- soilGround matter for planting
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- fence-postVertical barrier support
digging · pier · footing · landscaping · compaction · clay · gravel · backfill
Dug water source
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- coreCentral essential portion
- sampleSubset for study
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
borehole · petroleum · extraction · offshore · onshore · reservoir · derrick · rotary
Carved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
dovetail · woodshop · boring · dowel · peg · timber-frame · borehole · pilot-hole
bit
Small amount or portion
flute · gimlet · brace · reamer · pilot · mandrel · countersink · boring · wrench · extension
helical
Shaped like a coil
coil · thread · winding · corkscrew · rotation · pitch · groove · rifling · conveyance · feed
excavation
Act of unearthing
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- soilGround matter for planting
- trenchLong narrow excavation
fence-post · digging · pier · footing · landscaping · compaction · clay · gravel · backfill · depth
well
Dug water source
exploration · borehole · petroleum · extraction · offshore · onshore · reservoir · derrick · rotary · casing
mortise
Carved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
carpenter · dovetail · woodshop · boring · dowel · peg · timber-frame · borehole · pilot-hole · countersink
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
harvest · elevator · bin · hopper · transfer · corn · wheat · unloading · farm · planting
- Boring MachinesTBM, rock drill, rotary drill, core drill
- drilling equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, offshore rigs, drilling rig, drillships
- well equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, casing, tubing, packer
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
- construction equipmentbackhoe, bulldozer, excavator, crane, forklift