chisel-like

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• chisel-like — adjective resembling a chisel • Similar to: ↑sharp …   Useful english dictionary

• Chisel (band) — Chisel Chisel plays on the University of Notre Dame campus, April 1991. From left, are Ted Leo, John Dugan and Chris Infante. Background information Origin University of Notre Dame …   Wikipedia

• chisel tooth — noun : a tooth shaped like a chisel; especially : one of the incisor teeth of a rodent * * * chisel tooth noun A rodent s chisel shaped incisor • • • Main Entry: ↑chisel …   Useful english dictionary

• chisel —    to steal or cheat    The imagery is from the removal of slivers from wood with a sharp instrument. The thefts so described may be minor and repetitious, and the cheating mean:     Gotham liked to chisel whatever float it could over the weekend …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• chisel — chis•el art at chlamys [[t]ˈtʃɪz əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) bui a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc 2) to cut, shape, or… …   From formal English to slang

• chisel — A thick pencil shaped tool with a sharp flat end like a blade screwdriver. When you hit the blunt end with a hammer, it forces the blade end into metal to mark it or even cut through it. Also see splitting chisel …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Weeding chisel — Weeding Weed ing, a. & n. from {Weed}, v. [1913 Webster] {Weeding chisel}, a tool with a divided chisel like end, for cutting the roots of large weeds under ground. {Weeding forceps}, an instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cold Chisel — This article is about the Australian rock band. For the cutting tool, see Chisel#Cold chisel. Cold Chisel Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Genres Pub rock, hard rock, rock and roll Years active 1973– …   Wikipedia

• Flat chisel — Flat Flat (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …   Universalium

• piciform — [pi′sə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Piciformes) of birds, including woodpeckers and toucans, having two front and two hind toes for clinging to vertical surfaces * * * ▪ bird Introduction  any member of the group of birds… …   Universalium