Chisel

Meaning

a tool with a sharp flat edge used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal

A tool with a sharp edge used for cutting or shaping hard materials; or to cut or carve with such a tool.

Example Sentences

The carpenter used a chisel to carve the wood.

The sculptor chiseled the marble into a beautiful statue.

Example Expressions

chisel out

Synonyms

carving tool, cutting tool, engraving tool, carve, engrave, cut, shape, sculpt

Entry 1

carving tool, cutting tool, engraving tool

Entry 2

carve, engrave, cut, shape, sculpt

Antonyms

destroy, ruin

Collocations

wood chisel, stone chisel, chisel and hammer, sharp chisel, chisel away, chisel out

Entry 1

wood chisel, stone chisel, chisel and hammer, sharp chisel

Entry 2

stone chisel, wood chisel, chisel away, chisel out