hanger
hanger
Definition
hanger (haŋ′ər)
noun
- a person who hangs things a paperhanger
- Rare a hangman; executioner
- a thing that hangs down
- Historical a short sword hung from the belt
- a thing on which or by means of which objects are, or can be, hung; specif.,
- a hook, chain, rope, strap, bracket, etc. for this purpose
- a small frame on which a garment is hung to keep it in shape
hanger
Synonyms
hanger
n.
hanger
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- pad: Garments are shown laid flat or on padded hangers.
- include: Includes ring hangers Q. What is the maximum weight the hammock will hold?
- use: Create a frame using an old wire coat hanger.
- make: Try making a wire hanger to suspend the dress from - click details to see this die dressed up!
- have: The trolley has two stainless steel hangers on the front, perfect for hanging a pair of oven gloves or a tea towel on.
- get: For instance, you don't have to buy your own aircraft straight off - we've got a hanger full of them here.
Preposition: on
- back: Flip the cardboard over and position the two hangers on the back, like this.
Adjective modifier
- rear: I had to weld brackets to the body just next to the rear spring hangers.
- wooden: Enthusiasts can also buy Theo's hand-knitted alpaca suit, complete with its own wooden coat hanger.
- old: Create a frame using an old wire coat hanger.
- main: The next week we had three of our planes in our main hanger for periodic inspection.
- real: The outline of the series is a hard one to work out and each episode is a real cliff hanger.
- individual: Display packed in individual storage hanger with barcode on reverse.
Preposition: with
- barcode: Display packed in individual storage hanger with barcode on reverse.
Noun used with modifier
- coat: Coat hangers are just boring, aren't they?
- joist: The deck support joists are then fixed to the ledger board using joist hangers.
- mech: There's a replaceable mech hanger, so pack yourself a spare one when you go traveling.
- footrest: Someone had chopped off the pillion footrest hangers and replaced them with a couple of welded on lengths of one-inch gas pipe.
- cliff: The series ends on a cliff hanger - what does Donna have to tell Gaz?
- aircraft: Six aircraft hangers each cover an acre of land.
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