Chiseling

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  • v. Present participle of chisel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Chiseled work.
  • Word Usage
    "Margaret Foley, who, amid the hum of the machinery of the Lowell cotton mills, first conceived the idea of chiseling her thought on the surface of a "smooth-lipped shell," was obliged to go to Rome in order to get the necessary instruction in cameo-cutting."
    Verb Form
    chiseled    chiseling    chiselled    chiselling    chisels   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chip at    carve   
    Variant
    chiselling    chiselled   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cheat    cut    carve    boast    gouge   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Frizell    drizzle    fizzle    grizzle    sizzle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hatchet    screw-driver    saw    ax    hammer    shovel    pliers    mallet    crowbar    scissor