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chisels

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noun

Say it like: Chi-sel-s

The correct spelling is chisels. 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… For example: "She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood."

Usage Examples

She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.

Meanings

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 2.Gravel.
  3. 3.(usually in the plural) Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.

verb

  1. 1.To use a chisel.
  2. 2.To work something with a chisel.
  3. 3.To cheat, to get something by cheating.

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