chisel
(tʃɪzəl )
Word forms: chisels , chiselling , chiselled regional note: in AM, use chiseling, chiseled
1. countable noun
A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
...a hammer and chisel.
2. verb
If you chisel wood or stone, you cut and shape it using a chisel.
They sit and chisel the stone to size. [VERB noun]
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Translations:
Chinese: 凿子, 用凿子雕切
Japanese: 鑿, のみで彫る
- wooden deck
- wooden desk
- wooden dock
- wooden doll
- wooden door
- wooden dowel
- wooden fence
- wooden floor
- wooden floorboards
- wooden flooring
- wooden frame
- wooden furniture
- wooden gate
- wooden handle
- wooden house
- wooden hull
- wooden hut
- wooden jetty
- wooden lattice
- wooden lodge
- wooden mallet
- wooden mould
- wooden paddle
- wooden pallet
- wooden panel