awl

Speech parts

1. awl - Noun

2. awl - Adjective

Meaning

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

punch bodkin gimlet borer piercer bradawl riveter harpoon barb auger whetstone mallet grindstone lancet tool
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

tool hand tool

Hyponyms

scriber scribe pricker bradawl scratch awl

Phrases with the word

knitting awl stab-awl

Examples

Choire Sicha, whose resume includes stints at Gawker, The New York Observer, and The Awl, which he founded and currently runs with Alex Balk, also found that, to his surprise, he liked the business aspects of, well, the business. Source: Internet

Soon after he's found dead, a carpenter's awl stabbed into his chest. Source: Internet

"They were thick leather, and we had to use an awl to poke a hole to get the thread through." Source: Internet

At the Awl, Jim Behrle on How to Write. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

awkwards awkweird awky awl-fly awl-shaped awlbill