"Pinchers" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A pair of devices, especially metal ones, used for grasping or holding something.
Pinchenez (or pince-nez) refers to a type of eyeglasses that bend to fit around the nose without leaving a mark.
A pincer movement is a military tactic where two forces, usually wings or units, attack from either side of an enemy position, pinning them down and making it difficult for them to escape or regroup.A pincer is also a type of gardening tool, typically a long-handled device with two opposed jaws used for gripping and pulling out weeds or other unwanted plants.In terminology, to pincer or to nip something in the bud means to stop or prevent something from happening or growing, usually by catching it at an early stage.In a figurative sense, a pincer is a situation or circumstance that pinches or narrows the options or opportunities available, making it difficult to decide or choose.
Pincers refer to a pair of grips or tongs with pincer-like jaws that are used for grasping or handling objects, especially for small or delicate items. They are often used in both technical and everyday contexts.In a figurative or idiomatic sense, "pincers" can also refer to a difficult or precarious situation in which one is caught between two stronger opponents or forces. For example, "She was caught between the pincers of two competing powers, unable to make a decision."
A small amount taken or seized, typically with the fingers: "He gave me a pinch of salt on my food." To handle or hold someone or something carefully, as if they might break: "Be careful, I'm going to pinch the vase to move it."To feel great sorrow or anxiety about something: "She's pinching every time she thinks about the exams."A person's fingerprints: "The police found a single pinch on the window."
Pinchbeck can refer to two distinct concepts.1. Alan Pinchbeck: A British historian who wrote about the history of technology and societal patterns, particularly on the potential of sustainable lifestyles and post-scarcity economics.2. Childhood amnesia or fainting sick.
"To pinch someone or something is to grab hold of them tightly with your fingers, often causing temporary pain or discomfort. If you get pinched, you are pressed together tightly or squeezed. It can also mean to steal or take something quickly, usually without being seen or caught. In medicine, a pinch refers to a small amount of a medicine, or the action of taking something briefly with forceps or fingers."
To pinch something or someone is to hold it or them firmly between your fingers in a grasp, often in a way that is gentle but firm.Example: She pinched the soft fabric between her fingers to examine it closely.(British English) To pinches is also the third person singular form of the verb "pinch", which is used to express a gesture of annoyance or disappointment.Example: He pinches when he doesn't get his favorite snack.
Carolina (also known as Pinckney or Pinckeney) can refer to:1. Pinckney (cartel agreement): a plan to present to the British government for the return of slaves who had escaped or been taken from them during the American Revolutionary War.
Pinckneya is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae, commonly known as the coffee family or madder family of flowering plants.
A cushion, typically small and compact, designed to hold pins and needles, commonly used by sewists and tailors to keep their work area organized and prevent accidental pokes or pricks.
Small, cushion-like containers, usually cylindrical in shape with a cushion or a pad, used to hold and protect pins or other small objects, especially sewing pins, from rusting or getting damaged.
First used to describe the style of the ancient Greek poet Pindar, "pindaric" now refers to a poetic style characterized by the following traits:1. Use of triplet stanzas, typically with a pattern of alternating three stressed and five-stressed feet.2. The use of a specific, highly stylized in a strophic, overarc'clusive method of verse creation in only epigrams with three measures replacing couplet in some metres.3. Verbal difficulties deliberately inserted, either in the sense or the sound of a line.4. Unusual choice of words—words officially or men possibility challenged or disallowed.