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Gimlet vs Auger - What's the difference?

gimlet | auger |

As nouns the difference between gimlet and auger

is that gimlet is a small screw-tipped tool for boring holes while auger is a carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

As verbs the difference between gimlet and auger

is that gimlet is to pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet) while auger is to use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

gimlet

English

(wikipedia gimlet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
  • *
    • The box was close on every side, with a little door for me to go in and out, and a few gimlet holes to let in air.
  • A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.
  • * 2001 , General Hospital (TV soap opera, August 28)
    • Yeah, a piece of advice — once you’re back in circulation, don’t keep topping off a lady’s vodka gimlet when she’s not looking.

    Derived terms

    * gimlet-eyed * gimlety

    Verb

  • To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).

    • References

    auger

    English

    (wikipedia auger)

    Alternative forms

    * augre

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
  • * 1996 , , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 231
    • Pete Burnett needs a fan belt for his auger .
  • A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
  • A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
  • A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

    • Anagrams

    * * English nouns which have interacted with their indefinite article ----