auger vs augur
Definitions
noun
- hand tool for boring holes
- a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
Examples
The building industry has come a long way since the time when auger drills and two-man bucksaws ruled the job site.
Basically anything that works for walleye will work for sauger, they just tend to suspend shallower.
Other attachments may include grading buckets, hydraulic breakers, plate compactors, augers, or rippers.
Definitions
verb
- predict from an omen
- indicate, as with a sign or an omen
noun
- (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
Examples
Only the bishops have retained the augurial staff, called the crosier; which was the distinctive mark of the dignity of augur; so that the symbol of falsehood has become the symbol of truth.
It was the 747 that inaugurated the age of mass air travel.
The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
