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adjustable pliers

adjustable pliers noun: a type of pliers used by plumbers that can be quickly changed in size and is primarily used for tightening nuts on water pipes.

adjustable pliers: a type of pliers used by plumbers that can be quickly changed in size and is primarily used for...
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Noun

adjustable pliers pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A type of pliers used by plumbers that can be quickly changed in size and is primarily used for tightening nuts on water pipes.

Synonyms of adjustable pliers

Questions about adjustable pliers

What does adjustable pliers mean?
Adjustable pliers means a type of pliers used by plumbers that can be quickly changed in size and is primarily used for tightening nuts on water pipes.
What part of speech is adjustable pliers?
Adjustable pliers is a noun.

Words near adjustable pliers in the dictionary

  1. adjustable bends
  2. adjustable hitch
  3. adjustable hitches
  4. adjustable loop
  5. adjustable loops
  6. adjustable pliers
  7. adjustable spanner
  8. adjustable spanners
  9. adjustable wrench
  10. adjustable wrenches
  11. adjustables

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