name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
reamer
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˈɹi.məɹ/
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rhymes with -iːmə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: R IY1 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A tool for boring a hole wider.
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noun
Meaning 3
A device for rendering citrus juice.
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noun
Meaning 4
A tool used to scrape carbon deposit from the bowl of a pipe.
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noun
Meaning 5
A Stone Age prehistoric lithic stone tool, used in archeology nomenclature.
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noun
Meaning 6
One who reams.
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verb
Meaning 7
To use a reamer on something; to clear out something using a reamer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 8
a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: drill
noun
Meaning 9
a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: juicer, juice reamer
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Broader terms: squeezer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ream Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reamer From ream + -er.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: райбер (rajber) — tool for boring
- Catalan: barrina — tool for boring
- Catalan: broca — tool for boring
- Czech: výstružník — tool for boring
- Dutch: ruimer — tool for boring
- Finnish: aarpora — tool for boring
- French: alésoir — tool for boring
- German: Reibahle — tool for boring
- German: Räumahle — tool for boring
- German: Räumer — tool for boring
- Irish: réamaire — tool for boring
- Italian: alesatore — tool for boring
- Italian: trapano — tool for boring
- Italian: perforatore — tool for boring
- Italian: punta di trapano — tool for boring
- Macedonian: рис (ris) — tool for boring
- Macedonian: цедка (cedka) — tool for boring
- Polish: rozwiertak — tool for boring
- Russian: развёртка (razvjórtka) — tool for boring
- Spanish: escariador — tool for boring
- Spanish: troquel — tool for boring
- Swedish: brotsch — tool for boring
- Swedish: rivare — tool for boring
- Swedish: upprymmare — tool for boring
- Welsh: lledwr — tool for boring
- Welsh: ehangwr — tool for boring
- Bulgarian: сокоизстисквачка (sokoizstiskvačka) — cooking appliance
- Catalan: exprimidor — cooking appliance
- Czech: lis na citrón — cooking appliance
- Finnish: sitruspuristin — cooking appliance
- French: presse-citron — cooking appliance
- Hungarian: citromfacsaró — cooking appliance
- Irish: fáiscire — cooking appliance
- Italian: spremiagrumi — cooking appliance
- Spanish: exprimidor — cooking appliance
- Czech: škrabka — pipe tool
- French: grattoir — pipe tool
- Italian: scovolino — pipe tool
- Italian: scovolo — pipe tool