Sandpaper
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noun.
Heavy paper coated on one side with sand or other abrasive material and used for smoothing surfaces.
transitive verb.
To rub with or as if with sandpaper.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To rub, smooth, or polish with sandpaper.
Hence, figuratively To make smooth or even; polish, as a literary composition.
noun.
Stout paper coated with hot glue and then sprinkled with sharp sand of different degrees of fineness.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Paper covered on one side with sand glued fast, -- used for smoothing and polishing.
transitive verb.
To smooth or polish with sandpaper.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
a strong paper coated with
sand
or other
abrasive
material for smoothing and polishing.
noun.
a
sheet
of such paper
verb.
To polish or
grind
(a
surface
) with or as if with sandpaper.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
verb.
rub with sandpaper
Word Usage
"I had to use very fine grain sandpaper to get rid of one big scratch, but now the whole screen is hazy."
cross-reference
sand-papering-machine
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
abradant
abrasive
abrasive material
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
abrasive
millstone
parchment
sandpapery
saw
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
broken ground
broken water
buff
burnish
chop
verb-form
sandpapered
sandpapering
sandpapers