crimper
Hair zigzag maker
A crimper is a tool that creates crimps—tight waves, folds, or pinches.
Hair crimpers produce zigzag waves.
Electrical crimpers compress connectors onto wires.
In older usage, a crimper was a person who shanghaied sailors—"crimping" them into service through trickery or force.
Heated hair styling tool
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- ceramicFired clay material
- thermalPertaining to warmth
flatiron · straightener · blowdryer · hairstyle · coiffure · salon · hairstylist · stylist
At the endpoint
- connectorThing that joins others
- wireThin metallic conductor
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- coaxialSharing a central axis
ferrule · lug · splice · ratcheting · die · jaw · insulation · stripping
One who guides others
- swivelRotating connection point
- hookCurved catching device
- sinkerWeight on fishing line
- lineContinuous mark or queue
monofilament · snell · rig · bait · lure · angler · pier · dock
Underground fuel extraction site
- collierUnderground fuel extractor
- saboteurOne who deliberately undermines
- tamperInterfere harmfully
- undermineWeaken by stealth
disrupt · interference · wartime · espionage · treachery · subversion · industrial action · obstruction
curling iron
Heated hair styling tool
thermal · flatiron · straightener · blowdryer · hairstyle · coiffure · salon · hairstylist · stylist · updo
terminal
At the endpoint
coaxial · ferrule · lug · splice · ratcheting · die · jaw · insulation · stripping · soldering
leader
One who guides others
line · monofilament · snell · rig · bait · lure · angler · pier · dock · connection
coal mine
Underground fuel extraction site
undermine · disrupt · interference · wartime · espionage · treachery · subversion · industrial action · obstruction
- craft toolscraft knife, X-Acto knife, scissors, glue gun, cutting mat
- hair stylingblow dryer, blow drying, curling iron, blow-dry, curling wand
- packagingbox, bag, bottle, can, jar
- Electronics Toolssoldering iron, multimeter, oscilloscope, wire stripper, wire strippers
- makerspacelaser cutter, 3D printer, soldering iron, workbench, CNC machine
- metalworking toolshammer, anvil, forge, tongs, bellows
crimperstraightener
Device that removes waves
flat iron · hair straightener · straightening iron · relaxer
- crimped hairHair pressed into waves
- put a crimp inTo impede or thwart
- putting a crimp inInterfering with plans
- crimping ironHeated hair-waving device
- hair crimperTool for zigzag texture