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plumber's snake

plumber's snake noun: a long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.

plumber's snake: a long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a...
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Noun

plumber's snake (plural plumber's snakes)

  1. A long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.

Synonyms of plumber's snake

Forms of plumber's snake

pluralplumber's snakes

Questions about plumber's snake

What does plumber's snake mean?
Plumber's snake means a long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.
What part of speech is plumber's snake?
Plumber's snake is a noun.
What is the plural of plumber's snake?
The plural of plumber's snake is plumber's snakes.

Words near plumber's snake in the dictionary

  1. plumber's friend
  2. plumber's friends
  3. plumber's helper
  4. plumber's helpers
  5. plumber's smile
  6. plumber's snake
  7. plumber's snakes
  8. plumbered
  9. plumbered up
  10. plumberies
  11. plumbering

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