different between awl vs nailset

English

Etymology

From Middle English aul, alle, al, from Old English æl, from Proto-Germanic *alaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ólos.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?l/
• Rhymes: -??l
• Homophones: all, I'll

Noun

awl (plural awls)

1. A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
2. (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Translations

Further reading

• awl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Law, WAL, WLA, Wal., law, lwa

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?/

Adjective

awl

1. easy

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

English

Etymology

nail +? set

Noun

nailset (plural nailsets)

1. A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.

Anagrams

• Latines, alestin, elastin, entails, nailest, salient, saltine, staniel, stealin', tselina