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carving

carv·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-ving]
    • /ˈkɑr vɪŋ/
    • /ˈkɑː.vɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-ving]
    • /ˈkɑr vɪŋ/

Definitions of carving word

  • countable noun carving A carving is an object or a design that has been cut out of a material such as stone or wood. 3
  • uncountable noun carving Carving is the art of carving objects, or of carving designs or writing on objects. 3
  • noun carving a figure or design produced by carving stone, wood, etc 3
  • noun carving the work or art of a person who carves 3
  • noun carving a carved figure or design 3
  • noun carving the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood. 1

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Parts of speech for Carving

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carving popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for carving

noun carving

  • model — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
  • statue — a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
  • statuette — a small statue.
  • figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
  • figurine — a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.

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