plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: any of various small metal instruments that are usually held between the thumb and index finger, are used for plucking, holding, or manipulating, and consist of two legs joined at one end
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Aside from the main compartment, a zippered mesh pocket on the lid is perfect for storing contact lenses, tweezers, medicine, and other small necessities.
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Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2023
Set up a mani-pedi station at a table in the dining or living room, and stock it with the necessities: polish colors, base coats, top coats, tweezers, nail files, nail cutters, cuticle pushers, and cuticle scissors.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
Microscopic tractor beams, better known as optical tweezers, can pull atoms and nanoparticles for use in medicine and research.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
Optical tweezers were invented by the physicist Arthur Ashkin at the Bell Laboratories in New Jersey during the early 1970s.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
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Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2023
Set up a mani-pedi station at a table in the dining or living room, and stock it with the necessities: polish colors, base coats, top coats, tweezers, nail files, nail cutters, cuticle pushers, and cuticle scissors.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
Microscopic tractor beams, better known as optical tweezers, can pull atoms and nanoparticles for use in medicine and research.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
Optical tweezers were invented by the physicist Arthur Ashkin at the Bell Laboratories in New Jersey during the early 1970s.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
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tweezers
plural noun
twee·zers
ˈtwē-zərz 
: a small instrument that is used like pincers in grasping or pulling something
Medical Definition
tweezers
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
twee·zers
ˈtwē-zərz
: any of various small metal instruments that are usually held between the thumb and index finger, are used for plucking, holding, or manipulating, and consist of two legs joined at one end
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