TONGS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any of various devices for taking hold of objects
   • usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
   
   Synonym(s)
   • pair of tongs (what does pair of tongs mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) tongs is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • device (what does device mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • fire tongs (what does fire tongs mean?)
   • coal tongs (what does coal tongs mean?)
   • ice tongs (what does ice tongs mean?)