plyer

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noun

A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a Saint Andrew's cross.

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Meanings

nounplyer (plural plyers)

plural plyers

  1. A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a Saint Andrew's cross.
  2. alternativeAlternative spelling of plier.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who plies a trade

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plier
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worker
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plier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

plyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plyer

MLA

“plyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plyer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plyer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plyer.

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