carve (verb)
51whittle — verb 1》 carve (wood) by repeatedly cutting small slices from it. ↘make by whittling. 2》 (whittle something away/down) reduce something by degrees. Origin C16: from dialect whittle knife …
52engrave — verb 1) my name was engraved on the ring Syn: carve, inscribe, cut (in), incise, chisel, chase, score, notch, etch, imprint, impress 2) the image was engraved in his memory Syn: fix …
53etch — verb the metal is etched with a dilute acid Syn: engrave, carve, inscribe, incise, chase, score, print, mark …
54hew — verb 1) the logs are freshly hewn Syn: chop, hack, cut, lop, ax, cleave, split; fell 2) steps had been hewn into the rock wall Syn: cut, carve, chisel, shape …
55inscribe — verb 1) his name was inscribed above the door Syn: carve, write, engrave, etch, cut, incise; imprint, stamp, impress, mark 2) a book inscribed to him by the author Syn: dedicate, add …
56whittle — verb 1) he sat whittling a piece of wood Syn: pare, shave, trim, carve, shape, model 2) his powers were whittled away Syn: erode, wear away, eat away, reduce, diminish …
57divide — verb 1) he divided his kingdom into four Syn: split (up), cut up, carve up, dissect, bisect, halve, quarter 2) a curtain divided her cabin from the galley Syn: separate, segregate, partition …
58etch — verb Syn: engrave, carve, inscribe, incise, score, mark, scratch, scrape …
59cut up — I verb 1. cut to pieces (Freq. 2) Father carved the ham • Syn: ↑carve • See Also: ↑carve up (for: ↑carve) …
60cut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incise, carve, dissect, slice, shave, trim, shape; separate, divide, split, sever; abridge, shorten, diminish, reduce, curtail; hurt, sting, wound, snub, ignore; reap, gather. See disjunction,… …
