All graving synonyms
grave
G g verb graving
- brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- cleave — To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- hew — to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- indent — indentation
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- pattern — a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.
- chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
- stipple — to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
- tool — an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- incise — to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- whittle — to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.
- sunder — to separate; part; divide; sever.
- slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
- model — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- dissect — to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- grave — the grave accent.
- dissever — to sever; separate.
- mould — loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
- rough-hew — to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
- diaper — A diaper is a piece of soft towel or paper, which you fasten round a baby's bottom in order to soak up its urine and faeces.
- intaglio — incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- mezzotint — a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface.
- set forth — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- block out — If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it.