nippers
Wire-cutting hand tools
Nippers are small pincers or pliers used for gripping, cutting, or pulling—especially for cutting wire or pulling nails.
The word extends to the pincers of crabs and lobsters.
In British and Australian slang, nippers are young children, probably from the notion of small, grabbing creatures: The nippers are driving me mad today.
Pincer-bearing shellfish
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- pincersGripping tool or claws
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
crustacean · shellfish · shrimp · prawns · langoustine · pinching · snapping · seafood
Hinged metal gripping tool
- pincersGripping tool or claws
- snipsSmall cuts or cuttings
- crimpersHair-waving heated tools
- electricianWiring installation specialist
toolbelt · workbench · hardware · cutting · gripping · stripping · trimming
Very young children
- totsVery young children
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- kiddiesYoung children, informally
- tykesSmall children, fondly
ankle-biters · sprogs · munchkins · small-fry · bairns · tikes · nursery · playground
crab
Pincer-bearing shellfish
crawfish · crustacean · shellfish · shrimp · prawns · langoustine · pinching · snapping · seafood · crabbing
pliers
Hinged metal gripping tool
electrician · toolbelt · workbench · hardware · cutting · gripping · stripping · trimming
toddlers
Very young children
- totsVery young children
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- kiddiesYoung children, informally
tykes · ankle-biters · sprogs · munchkins · small-fry · bairns · tikes · nursery · playground · pram
pinch
Squeeze with fingertips
nibble · peck · tweak · prickle · sharp · painful · mosquito · frostbite · chill · nippy
- youngsterskids, children, youngsters, toddlers, babies
- cutting toolsaxe, saw, saws, knife, blade
- grippersclaw, claws, pincer, pincers, gripper
- gripping toolspliers, forceps, combination pliers, clamp, clamps
- hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, hammer, pliers, saw
- plural-only wordsscissors, pants, trousers, jeans, shorts
nippersshears
Heavy-duty cutting blades
bolt cutters · loppers · hedge shears · pruning shears · garden shears
nippersadults
Fully mature individuals
grown-ups · grownups · elders · old-timers · pensioners
- nipped in the bud
- nipped in
- nipped atBit lightly and quickly