tweezers

Tiny gripping instrument

Tweezers are a small handheld tool with two arms joined at one end, used for gripping tiny objects.

You squeeze the arms together to pinch and pick up things too small or delicate for fingers: She plucked her eyebrows with tweezers, He used tweezers to remove the splinter.

The word is almost always plural, like scissors or tongs.

grooming

eyebrows

Hair above eyes

stray · pluck · extract · unwanted · follicle · precision · shaping · arch · threading · waxing

cosmetics

eyebrow

Hairy arch above socket

precision · mirror · magnifying · grooming · threading · waxing · brow gel · arch · hair removal · splinter

medical

forceps

Medical grasping instrument

wound care · first aid · suture · tick removal · foreign body · extraction · bandage · antiseptic · medical kit · glass shard

grip

pinch

Squeeze with fingertips

clasp · precision · dexterity · steady hand · control · delicate · firmness · careful · gentle · secure

beauty

makeup

Products for beautifying faces

salon · skincare · manicure · pedicure · facial · brow bar · false lashes · rhinestones · nail art · grooming kit

tool

forceps

Medical grasping instrument

tongs · clamp · extractor · implement · instrument · angled · slant · pointed · precision grip · spring-loaded

craft

beading

Ornamental small-sphere work

stamp collecting · watchmaking · miniatures · decoupage · scrapbooking · soldering · circuit board · assembly · philately · entomology

Categories
Opposites
precision vs. coarseness of grip

tweezerspliers

Hinged metal gripping tool

tongs · clamp · vise · vice grips · grabber

gripping mechanism

tweezersspreader

Tool for distribution

retractor · speculum · dilator · expander · separator

tool action/mechanism

tweezersspreaders

Things that disp

retractors · scissors · forceps · pliers · tongs

Phrases
Family

tweezer, tweeze, tweezed, tweezes, tweezered

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G