Adz

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An axlike tool with a curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for shaping wood.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative spelling of adze.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.
  • v. To cut with an adz.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A cutting-tool somewhat like an ax, but having the blade placed at right angles to the handle and formed to a curve nearly corresponding to its sweep through the air when in use.
  • To chip or shape with an adz: as, to adz logs or timber.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
    • Equivalent
    adze   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    edge tool   
    Cross Reference
    hollow adz   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adds    ads    dads    fads    gads    grads    lads    pads    scads   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pickax    mattock    auger    adze    ice-axe    wheelbarrow    forklifts    longsword    halberd    crosscut   
     
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