A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

plural of awl

Alternative form of AWOL (“absent without leave”)

Any fly in the family Xylophagidae, which resemble ichneumon wasps.

A plant, Subularia aquatica, with awl-shaped leaves.

Pronunciation spelling of always.

plural of awlwort

Archaic form of aweless.

Resembling or characteristic of an awl.

Archaic form of awelessness.