tweeze
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tweeze
- /twiz/ US
Rhymes with -iːz
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Back-formation from tweezers.
verb tweezes · tweezing · tweezed
- To pluck or grasp using tweezers. Stamp-men tweeze their treasures to avoid smudging, wear, tear; to hold them up to the light or pick them out of benzine baths in search of watermarks.
- To shape by plucking out hairs with tweezers. Here Mrs. Lawrence had smiled to soften the anxiety of her blue eyes under their frowning, carefully tweezed brows.
- To pluck out hairs using tweezers. Word to the wise: if you must tweeze solo, stick to plucking only the obvious stray hairs.
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verb use tweezers
| Español | pinzar |
|---|---|
| Português | pinçar |
| Deutsch | mit der Pinzette anfassen, mit der Pinzette entfernen |
Talk about this word "tweeze." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tweeze. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tweeze. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tweeze "tweeze." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tweeze.
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@misc{tweeze_2026,
title = {tweeze},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tweeze},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
