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1 Auger -- rank: 1000

Auger definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary AUG'ER, n. An instrument ... for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes [syn: plumber's snake, auger] 2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting ... English nafog?r; akin to Old High German nabug?r auger, Old English nafu nave, g?r spear — more at nave ... holes, almost regardless of how large the bit is. Expansive auger bits have adjustable blades with cutting edges and spurs ...

2 Auger bit -- rank: 919

Auger bit definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Auger Au"ger, n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafeg[=a]r ... by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which ... or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water. Auger bit, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like ...

3 Bolt auger -- rank: 904

Bolt auger definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bolt Bolt, n. [AS. bolt ... about forty yards. 7. A bundle, as of oziers. Bolt auger, an auger of large size; an auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights. Bolt ...

4 Auger effect -- rank: 889

Auger effect definitions Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Pierre V. Auger died 1993 French physicist Date: 1931 a process in which ... is emitted rather than an X-ray photon — called also Auger process

5 Auger electron spectroscopy -- rank: 889

Auger electron spectroscopy definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1970 an ... s surface by means of analysis of the energies of Auger electrons emitted from the surface — called also Auger spectroscopy

6 screw auger -- rank: 889

screw auger definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble]

7 Pod auger -- rank: 889

Pod auger definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pod Pod, n. [Probably akin ... number of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals. Pod auger, or pod bit, an auger or bit the channel of which is straight instead of ...

8 Bolt-auger -- rank: 889

Bolt-auger definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BOLT-AUGER, n. [bolt and auger.] A large borer, used in ship-building.

9 Earth auger -- rank: 889

Earth auger definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Earth Earth, n. [AS. eor ... Earth apple. (Bot.) (a) A potato. (b) A cucumber. Earth auger, a form of auger for boring into the ground; -- called also earth borer. Earth ...

10 Auger-hole -- rank: 874

Auger-hole definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary AUG'ER-HOLE, n. A hole made by an auger.

11 Auger electron -- rank: 874

Auger electron definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1939 an electron emitted from an atom in the Auger effect

12 Auger process -- rank: 874

Auger process definitions Merriam Webster's noun see Auger effect

13 Auger spectroscopy -- rank: 874

Auger spectroscopy definitions Merriam Webster's noun see Auger electron spectroscopy

14 auger shell -- rank: 874

auger shell definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Terebra Ter"e*bra ... long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The boring ovipositor of a ...

15 trap-and-drain auger -- rank: 860

trap-and-drain auger definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a plumber ...