graspers
Things that seize
Graspers are things that grasp—hands, claws, tools designed to grip and hold.
In surgical contexts, graspers are instruments used to manipulate tissue during procedures: The surgeon used laparoscopic graspers to hold the gallbladder.
Informally, graspers can mean hands: Keep your graspers off my food.
Hinged metal gripping tool
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- clampsFastening grip devices
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- pincersGripping tool or claws
tweezers · vise · calipers · chopsticks · ice tongs · sugar tongs · salad tongs · needle-nose pliers
Programmable mechanical manipulators
- grippersTools for grasping objects
- actuatorsMovement-producing mechanisms
- servosFeedback-controlled motors
- articulationClear vocal expression
Gripping limbs' extremities
- fingersAppendages of the hand
- thumbsShortest manual digits
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- talonsHooked bird claws
pincers · chelae · tentacles · mandibles · opposable thumbs · lobster claws · crab claws · octopus arms
Secure manual hold
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
hold · squeeze · pinch · snatch · latch · catch · clinch · wrest
Those who scale heights
- opportunistsThose exploiting any advantage
- striversPeople who work hard
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
covetous · greedy · avaricious · social climbers · go-getters
pliers
Hinged metal gripping tool
pincers · tweezers · vise · calipers · chopsticks · ice tongs · sugar tongs · salad tongs · needle-nose pliers · locking pliers
robotic arms
Programmable mechanical manipulators
hands
Gripping limbs' extremities
talons · pincers · chelae · tentacles · mandibles · opposable thumbs · lobster claws · crab claws · octopus arms
grip
Secure manual hold
seize · hold · squeeze · pinch · snatch · latch · catch · clinch · wrest · prehension
climbers
Those who scale heights
- opportunistsThose exploiting any advantage
- striversPeople who work hard
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
acquisitive · covetous · greedy · avaricious · social climbers · go-getters
- surgical suppliesscalpels, scalpel, forceps, clamps, retractors
- Endoscopy Toolsendoscope, laparoscope, colonoscope, sigmoidoscope, proctoscope
graspersdroppers
Precise liquid dispensing tools
openers · ejectors · dispensers · launchers · throwers
graspersgivers
Those who donate
donors · sharers · philanthropists · bestowers · distributors
graspersspreaders
Things that disp
separators · retractors · dilators · platforms · rests
- grasped the nettleConfronted a difficult situation