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AWL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("awl" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Meronyms (parts of "awl"):
haft; helve (the handle of a weapon or tool)
point (sharp end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "awl"):
bradawl; pricker (an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws)
scratch awl; scribe; scriber (a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut)
