Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈɹi.məɹ/
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ˈɹi.məɹ
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
A tool for boring a hole wider.
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allowance at the bottom of blind bores for the chamfered tip of the reamer will obviate additional operations with shouldering or bottoming reamers to completely finish the entire length of a hole.
A device for rendering citrus juice.
A tool used to scrape carbon deposit from the bowl of a pipe.
A Stone Age prehistoric lithic stone tool, used in archeology nomenclature.
One who reams.
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“Just to be clear, old-timer, I'm not always the sucker, and he's not always the reamer.” “Though, he does ream me nightly.” “Adolfo, you dirty dog.”
Verb
To use a reamer on something; to clear out something using a reamer.
Usage- Transitive
Noun
a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
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a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes
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