tongs

🇺🇸 /tɑːŋz/ 🇬🇧 /tɒŋz/
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noun
R

A tool with two long arms joined together, used to pick up and hold items.

I used the tongs to grab the hot potatoes from the pot.

R

A tool heated to curl hair.

She used tongs to curl her hair for the party.

translation

n. A tool with two long arms joined together, used to pick up and hold items.; A tool heated to curl hair.

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Plural tongss