augers
Hole-boring tools
Augers are tools for boring holes, typically featuring a helical shaft that pulls material away as it cuts.
A hand auger drills into wood; larger augers bore into earth for fence posts or ice fishing holes.
The word also names the screw mechanism inside grain elevators and snow blowers that moves material along: The combine's auger jammed with wet corn.
Hole-boring device
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- penetrateEnter or pass through
- perforateMake holes through
hole · shaft · tunnel · earthwork · groundwork · core · sample · dig
Device providing structural stability
- bitSmall amount or portion
- chiselEdged carving implement
- carpentryWood construction trade
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
cabinetmaking · mortise · tenon · dowel · workbench · lumber · timber · hardwood
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
- coilWound circular arrangement
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- corkscrewTool for opening bottles
helical · flute · thread · winding · grooves · channels · conveyance · Archimedes
Omen interpretation practice
- omenProphetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- auspicesSponsorship and guidance
- prophecyForetelling of future events
soothsaying · foretelling · prognostication · oracle · seer · harbinger · presage · birds
drill
Hole-boring device
perforate · hole · shaft · tunnel · earthwork · groundwork · core · sample · dig · earth
brace
Device providing structural stability
joinery · cabinetmaking · mortise · tenon · dowel · workbench · lumber · timber · hardwood · softwood
helix
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
corkscrew · helical · flute · thread · winding · grooves · channels · conveyance · Archimedes · snow blower
augury
Omen interpretation practice
prophecy · soothsaying · foretelling · prognostication · oracle · seer · harbinger · presage · birds · entrails
bradawl
Tool for starting holes
flute · twist · helical · handle · crank · T-handle · manual · mechanical
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- plumbingpipes, valves, fittings, faucets, drains
- ice fishingice fishing, tip-up, tip-ups, ice hole, ice holes
- drilling equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, offshore rigs, drilling rig, drillships
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- farm equipmenttractor, tractors, plow, plows, plough