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Applier
Applier Ap*pli"er, n. He who, or that which, applies.
Complier
Complier Com*pli"er, n. One who complies, yields, or obeys; one of an easy, yielding temper. --Swift.
Multiplier
Multiplier Mul"ti*pli`er, n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf. Multiplicator.] 1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number. 2. (Math.) The number by which another number is multiplied. See the Note under Multiplication. 3. (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See Thermomultiplier.
Pliers
Pliers Pli"ers, n. pl. [From Ply to bend, fold.] A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc.
Punch pliers
Punch Punch, n. [Abbrev. fr. puncheon.] 1. A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for buttons, steel pens, jewelry, and the like; a die. 2. (Pile Driving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly. 3. A prop, as for the roof of a mine. Bell punch. See under Bell. Belt punch (Mach.), a punch, or punch pliers, for making holes for lacings in the ends of driving belts. Punch press. See Punching machine, under Punch, v. i. Punch pliers, pliers having a tubular, sharp-edged steel punch attached to one of the jaws, for perforating leather, paper, and the like.
Replier
Replier Re*pli"er (r?-pl?"?r), n. One who replies. --Bacon.
Sarplier
Sarplier Sar"plier, n. [F. serpilli[`e]re; cf. Pr. sarpelheira, LL. serpelleria, serpleria, Catalan sarpallera, Sp. arpillera.] A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, etc. [Written also sarpelere.] --Tyrwhitt.
Supplier
Supplier Sup*pli"er, n. One who supplies.
Thermomultiplier
Thermomultiplier Ther`mo*mul"ti*pli`er, n. [Thermo- + multiplier.] Same as Thermopile.

Meaning of Plier from wikipedia

- metal working processes from several millennia BCE would have required plier-like devices to handle hot materials in the process of smithing or casting...
- Look up ply in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ply, Pli, Plies or Plying may refer to: Ply (layer), typically of paper or wood Plywood, made of layers...
- In the textile arts, plying (from the French verb plier, "to fold", from the Latin verb plico, from the ancient Gr**** verb πλέκω.) is a process of twisting...
- July 1, 1976), better known by his stage name Plies, is an American rapper. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Plies was a wide receiver on the Miami Redskins football...
- prefixing a number, for example 4-ply, indicating material composed of 4 layers. The word "ply" derives from the French verb plier, "to fold", from the Latin...
- PLY is a parsing tool written purely in Python. It is, in essence, a re-implementation of Lex and Yacc originally in C-language. It was written by David...
- form of plier described as a pipe wrench that uses compound leverage to grip and rotate plumbing pipes. Similar to the action of a Vise Grip plier, its jaw...
- American rapper Plies. It consists of 4 studio albums, one EP, 18 mixtapes, 25 singles (including 22 as featured artist) and 25 music videos. "Plies Album & Song...
- PLY is a computer file format known as the Polygon File Format or the Stanford Triangle Format. It was prin****lly designed to store three-dimensional...
- In two-or-more-player sequential games, a ply is one turn taken by one of the players. The word is used to clarify what is meant when one might otherwise...