All rabbet synonyms
rabΒ·bet
R r noun rabbet
- plica β Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- ridge β a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- ruck β a fold or wrinkle; crease.
- rut β the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
- seam β the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- wrinkle β an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
- crow's-foot β a wrinkle at the outer corner of the eye
- rimple β a wrinkle.
- rivel β a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- indentation β a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
- canal β A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.
- crimp β If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- cutting β A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- depression β A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- flute β a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- gouge β a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
- pucker β a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
- scallop β any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- score β the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scratch β to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- valley β an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially one following the course of a stream.
- gap β a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- indent β indentation
- indenture β a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- mill β Arithmetic and Logic Unit
- nock β a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- pothole β a deep hole; pit.
- track β a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- trough β a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
verb rabbet
- sever β to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- carve β If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
- curtail β If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- slice β a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
- amputate β To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
- behead β If someone is beheaded, their head is cut off, usually because they have been found guilty of a crime.
- bisect β If something long and thin bisects an area or line, it divides the area or line in half.
- bite β If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
- chine β the backbone
- chisel β A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- cleave β To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- crop β Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
- decussate β to cross or cause to cross in the form of the letter X; intersect
- dice β A dice is a small cube which has between one and six spots or numbers on its sides, and which is used in games to provide random numbers. In old-fashioned English, 'dice' was used only as a plural form, and the singular was die, but now 'dice' is used as both the singular and the plural form.
- dispatch β to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- dissect β to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- dissever β to sever; separate.
- facet β one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.