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hook and eye

hook and eye noun: a matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.

hook and eye: a matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening
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Noun

hook and eye (plural hooks and eyes)

  1. A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.

hook and eye meaning in Tamil

hook and eye in Tamil

கொளுக்கியும் கண்ணும், கொளுக்கியுங்குண்டும்

Forms of hook and eye

pluralhooks and eyes

Questions about hook and eye

What does hook and eye mean?
Hook and eye means a matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.
What is hook and eye in Tamil?
Hook and eye in Tamil is கொளுக்கியும் கண்ணும், கொளுக்கியுங்குண்டும். See Hook and eye meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hook and eye?
Hook and eye is a noun.
What is the plural of hook and eye?
The plural of hook and eye is hooks and eyes.

Words near hook and eye in the dictionary

  1. hooie
  2. hoojah
  3. hoojahs
  4. hook
  5. hook above
  6. hook and eye
  7. hook cross
  8. Hook End
  9. hook flash
  10. hook flashes
  11. hook in

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hook and eye (page history and authors); hook and eye (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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