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Meaning of "sugar tongs" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUGAR TONGS

sugar tongs  [ˈʃʊɡə tɒŋz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUGAR TONGS

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sugar tongs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUGAR TONGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sugar tongs in the English dictionary

The definition of sugar tongs in the dictionary is a device consisting of two connected arms that you push together and use for picking up a lump of sugar.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUGAR TONGS


longs
lɒŋz
tongs
tɒŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUGAR TONGS

sugar diabetes
sugar factory
sugar glider
sugar gum
sugar loaf
Sugar Loaf Mountain
sugar lump
sugar maple
sugar of lead
sugar of milk
sugar pea
sugar pie
sugar pine
sugar plantation
sugar refinery
sugar shaker
sugar snap pea
sugar soap
sugar the pill
sugar-coat

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUGAR TONGS

curling tongs
earnings
feelings
findings
hammer and tongs
ice tongs
Kings
lazy tongs
leggings
pair of tongs
proceedings
rankings
ratings
savings
Song of Songs
Springs
strings
things
wings
Writings

Synonyms and antonyms of sugar tongs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sugar tongs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUGAR TONGS

Find out the translation of sugar tongs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sugar tongs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sugar tongs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

糖夹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pinzas para azúcar
570 millions of speakers

English

sugar tongs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चीनी चिमटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملقط السكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щипцы для сахара
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pinças para açúcar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিনি চিপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pinces à sucre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gula tong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zuckerzange
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砂糖トング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설탕 집게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tong sampah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kẹp gắp đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சர்க்கரை இடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साखरेचे तुकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şeker maşası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pinze da zucchero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczypce do cukru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щипці для цукру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ti pentru zahăr
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαβίδες για τη ζάχαρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suiker tang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sockertänger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sukkerklyper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sugar tongs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUGAR TONGS»

The term «sugar tongs» is regularly used and occupies the 88.730 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUGAR TONGS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sugar tongs

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUGAR TONGS»

Discover the use of sugar tongs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sugar tongs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English, Irish, & Scottish Silver at the Sterling and ...
Comments Sugar tongs in the form of miniature fire tongs were introduced in the late seventeenth century and continued to be produced until the 1720s. Unlike the later hinged nippers (cat. no. 366), their bowed arms were fashioned with a ...
Beth Carver Wees, 1997
2
Vocal Culture and Elocution: With Numerous Exercises in ...
"Once upon a time — boots, sugar-tongs and tinder- boxes— there was a king of — boots, sugar-tongs, and tinder- boxes — England who, at a great ball, — boots , sugar-tongs, and tinder-boxes — picked up the Duchess of — boots, sugar- ...
Robert Kidd, 1857
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The Leisure hour
BOOTS, SUGAR-TONGS, AND TINDER- BOXES " A gentlem an, it is said, when travelling in a stagecoach one day, long before railroads were dreamed of, was annoyed by a young man, who had acquired the " polite " art of swearing to such  ...
William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens, 1856
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Patents for Inventions: Abridgements of Specifications ...
Con- " sisting of sugar nippers combined with sugar tongs, to be used " for the purpose of cutting or breaking lumps of loaf and crys- " tallized sugar, and distributing the same at the tea and break- " fast table, to be called ' BlackwellV combined ...
Great Britain. Patent Office, Bennet Woodcroft, 1871
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Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes: Structure, Function and ...
Table 2 DMA of wild-type and “sugar tongs” mutants Enzyme R,' R,21 R,a DMAb ( 5'1) Kama-11 Y380A AMY1° 53 25 28 1.0 Y3 80M AMY1° 90 60 30 2.0 S378P AMch 152 105 47 2.2 Wild-type AMYld 13s 90 48 1.9 Wild-type AMY2 248 163 85 ...
K.-H. Park, 2008
6
Edward Lear
The Nutcrackers sate by a plate on the table, The Sugar-tongs sate by a plate at his side; And the Nutcrackers said, "Don't you wish we were able Along the blue hills and green meadows to ride? Must we drag on this stupid existence for ever,  ...
Edward Lear, Edward Mendelson, 2001
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A Complete Course in Certificate Physics
(2) Sugar Tongs. Sugar tongs and forceps are examples of double lever belonging to class III levers. In a sugar long, the fulcrum F is at its one end while the load is applied at the other end. The effort £ is applied somewhere in between the ...
V. P. Bhatnagar, 1996
8
Leon Schuster's Lekker, Thick South African Joke Book
'Selina,' she says, 'make sure you don't forget the sugar-tongs.' Selina looks confused. Sugar-tongs? Suzy grabs hold of the sugar-tongs, show them to Selina , and whispers conspiratorially, 'You see, Selina, when the male guests go to the  ...
Leon Schuster, 1998
9
The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections
George III Sugar Tongs, 1797 George Baskerville (active 1732-1792), London L. 59/'6" Wt. 1 oz. ... Harriet S. Gibbons When pieces of sugar were broken off the cone-shaped loaf, they were dropped into the teacup by means of sugar tongs.
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Laurel, Miss.), 2003
10
The Stories of Heinrich Böll
Whenever Lasnov spoke, they all turned toward him, and as soon as he had finished they all turned toward the woman, and the more ridiculous the sugar tongs became in this dialogue, the more empty and miserable became the faces of the ...
Heinrich Böll, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUGAR TONGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sugar tongs is used in the context of the following news items.
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Her ancestor's cruel fate spurred a quest for modern-day justice
... twenty-three spoons, one pair of sugar tongs, four brooches, six seals and two rings, the property of James Keat , of 2 Crown Street, St Ann's, Westminster. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Fit for an emperor, EU diplomats plan £2 million dinner service
Orders could run to 280 salad serving sets, 140 sets of cake knifes, soup ladles, sugar tongs and serving trays, 140 ice buckets, 420 salt cellars and pepperpots ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Unique antiques stolen from former Barnstaple church
Included among the items taken were: Georg Jensen silver sugar tongs, a Georg Jensen silver sauce ladle, a Second World War bayonet with leather s between ... «North Devon Journal, Jul 15»
4
Exploring Scotland by rail and sea
As pincers go, these were more like a pair of Georgian silver sugar tongs. Both ship and train can only be described as epicurean. • Scotland v England - which ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
8 Highlights from the Oprah Winfrey Property Auction This Weekend
Estimate: $100 to $200 A pair of Danish silver sugar tongs, 4 inches each. Just to gussy up your sugar game, of course. Estimate: $80 to $120 A Jorg and Olif ... «Chicagomag.com, Apr 15»
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Sugar tongs are trending
Your sterling silver sugar tongs were made in England in the 18th century. One of the wonderful things about English silver is that it always tells a story about its ... «New Hampshire Magazine, Apr 15»
7
The coffee house: beating heart of a city
... Bond film in 2025: the camera pans over a pot, strainer, loose leaf tea and bone china, and then the audience gasps as Bond reaches for the sugar tongs. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
8
Display to feature sugar chests
Mark Jett, front,who makes funiture, examines this sugar chest to see what kind of .... under the bins for storing ledgers, sugar tongs and other related items. «Columbia Daily Herald, Feb 15»
9
18th-century female silversmith a true pioneer
I knew about the pioneering woman. While in college I looked for, bought for $15, and still have a pair of Hester Bateman silver sugar tongs. It was one of my first ... «HeraldNet, Jan 15»
10
What is Britain's problem with breastfeeding?
Like so many of the accessories to fine dining – candelbra, sugar tongs, fish knives – large napkins rarely justify their place at the table. But not at Claridge's, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»

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