🛠️

awl

noun

/ɔːl/

Meaning

a small pointed tool used for making holes, especially in leather

The cobbler used an awl to punch holes in the leather.

punch, tool, drill, spike

patcher, filler

use an awl, leather awl, sharp awl

white vegetable with a compact head of undeveloped flower buds

a serious infectious disease spread by mosquitoes, causing fever, chills, and sweating

A complete change of form, structure, or substance; transformation.

the quality or state of being diverse in character or content

A gradual reduction and eventual elimination of something.

a person who is indifferent or hostile to culture and the arts