Associations to the word «Auger»

Pictures for the word «Auger»

Wiktionary

AUGER, noun. A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
AUGER, noun. A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
AUGER, noun. A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
AUGER, noun. A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
AUGER, verb. To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
AUGER, verb. To proceed in the manner of an auger.
AUGER EFFECT, noun. The secondary emission of an electron following the ionisation of a core electron of an atom.
AUGER IN, verb. (military) (aviation) (euphemism) To crash catastrophically into the ground.

Dictionary definition

AUGER, noun. A long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes.
AUGER, noun. Hand tool for boring holes.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King