Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pair_of_tongs

1 sense of pair of tongs

Sense 1
tongs, pair of tongs -- (any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")