needle nose
Slender plier type
Needle nose describes tools with long, slender, tapered jaws that come to a fine point—most commonly pliers.
The shape allows gripping small objects or working in tight spaces where standard tools can't reach: I need the needle-nose pliers to bend this wire.
Also written as needle-nose or needlenose.
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- precision gripThumb-to-fingertip manipulation technique
- gripSecure manual hold
- pointedTapering to a tip
precision · wire · wire stripping · electronics · circuit board · jewelry · bent · crimping · tool · snout · pinch · spring loaded · delicate · thin · long · metal · grasp · poke
- gripping toolspliers, forceps, combination pliers, clamp, clamps
- pointed thingsspike, knife point, spear point, arrow, dart
- cutting toolsaxe, saw, saws, knife, blade
- grippersclaw, claws, pincer, pincers, gripper
- multitoolsmultitool, multi-tool, Swiss Army knife, Leatherman, pocket knife
jaw/tip shape
needle noseflat nose
Low-bridged nasal feature
duck bill · broad tip · broad nose · slip joint · tongue and groove
needle, nose, needles, needled, needling, noses, nosed, nosing, nosy