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Chisel

/ˈtʃɪzəl/

A cutting tool consisting of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer or mallet.

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noun

1
A cutting tool consisting of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer or mallet.

verb

1
To use a chisel.
2
To work something with a chisel.
"She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood."
3
To cheat, to get something by cheating.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chisel"

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Word	Definition
well-defined	Accurately and precisely described or specified.
distinctverb	Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
prongnoun	A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
set chiselnoun	A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off rivet heads, etc.
cold chiselnoun	A narrow chisel, made of hardened, tempered steel, used for cutting stone etc.
gougenoun	A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.
droveverb	To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
quarrelnoun	(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
scutchnoun	(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.
burinnoun	A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
broachnoun	A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
choppernoun	(informal) A helicopter.
gradinenoun	(architecture) Any member like a step, such as the raised back of an altar; a gradin.
slicenoun	A thin, broad piece cut off.
crandallnoun	(stonecutting) A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed steel bars, used for dressing ashlar, etc.
swedgenoun	A tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.
bladenoun	The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
chitnoun	A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
peckingnoun	The act by which something is pecked.
chockstonenoun	A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.