auger
21auger — /ˈɔgə / (say awguh) noun 1. a carpenter s tool larger than a gimlet, with a spiral groove for boring holes in wood. 2. a large tool for boring holes deep in the ground. 3. a tool, often simply the thread of a drill bit, used for extracting a… …
22auger — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting from false division of a nauger) of nauger, from Old English nafogār; akin to Old High German nabugēr auger, Old English nafu nave, gār spear more at nave, gore Date: before 12th century any… …
23Auger — This is an English surname. Recorded in several forms including Algar, Augar, Auger, Agar, Elgar, and others, it is not occupational for a maker of agricultural tools as may be thought but a development of the popular personal name Alger or… …
24auger — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bit, twist drill, screw auger; see drill 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bore, tool. see tool …
25auger — au|ger [ˈo:gə US ˈo:gər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: a nauger, mistaken for an auger; nauger (11 17 centuries) from Old English nafogar, from nafu center of a wheel, hub + gar spear ; because it was originally used to make the hole in the hub of… …
26auger — , augur An auger is a tool for boring holes in wood or soil; an augur is a prophet or soothsayer. The two words are not related. Auld Lang Syne. (Scot.) Literally old long since ; traditional endof year song with words by Robert Burns …
27auger — A tool for drilling deeply into wood, an auger is a long metal shaft with a helical drill and cutting blades at one end …
28auger — au•ger [[t]ˈɔ gər[/t]] n. 1) bui a tool for boring holes in wood, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle 2) civ bui a drill for boring holes in the ground, as to tap a spring • Etymology: bef. 900; …
29Auger electron spectroscopy — (AES; Auger pronounced|oːʒeː in French) is a common analytical technique used specifically in the study of surfaces and, more generally, in the area of materials science. Underlying the spectroscopic technique is the Auger effect, as it has come… …
30Auger (disambiguation) — Auger can refer to: *Auger, a device for moving material or liquid by means of a rotating helical flighting *Auger shell, a gray or brown shell commonly found at the beach *The Auger weapon, a rifle in the game which drills through walls.*People… …
