tongs
Hinged gripping tool
Tongs are a gripping tool with two arms joined at one end, used to pick up objects without touching them directly.
The word is almost always plural, like scissors or pliers.
Kitchen tongs lift hot food; fireplace tongs handle burning logs; ice tongs grip slippery blocks.
She used the tongs to flip the steaks on the grill.
Medical grasping instrument
- hemostatClamp stopping vessel flow
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- clampDevice for holding tight
- operatingActively in function
incision · dissection · suture · biopsy · retractor · cauterize · extraction · tissue
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- ironElement twenty-six
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
quench · heat · furnace · metalwork · foundry · smelting · bellow · tempering
Slow-cook over coals
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- grillCooking surface over fire
- searBurn the outside
- flippingTurning over rapidly
turning · steak · kebabs · ribs · hotdogs · burgers · brisket · grates
forceps
Medical grasping instrument
operating · incision · dissection · suture · biopsy · retractor · cauterize · extraction · tissue · surgical steel
anvil
Metal-shaping block
steel · quench · heat · furnace · metalwork · foundry · smelting · bellow · tempering · hot metal
barbecue
Slow-cook over coals
flipping · turning · steak · kebabs · ribs · hotdogs · burgers · brisket · grates · smoke
salad
Cold dressed vegetables
ice · sugar cubes · plating · transfer · portion · noodles · asparagus · corn · pickle · bread
grasp
Seize or understand
secure · hold · pincers · clench · clutch · pivot · leverage · spring-loaded · hinged · jaws
- kitchenwarepot, pan, pots, pans, knife
- barbartender, bartending, mixologist, mixology, bar stool
- buffet itemschafing dishes, carving station, sneeze guard, serving spoons, salad bar
- grippersclaw, claws, pincer, pincers, gripper
- gripping toolspliers, forceps, combination pliers, clamp, clamps
- handheld toolsscrewdriver, wrench, pliers, hammer, chisel
tongsbare hands
Ungloved, unequipped extremities
spatula · fingers · scoop · ladle · skin contact
- hammer and tongsWith intense force
- salad tongsUtensil for grasping greens
- fire tongsTool for handling coals
- curling tongsHeated hair-shaping device
- pair of tongsHinged gripping utensil
- barbecue tongsTool for turning grilled food