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sandpaper

sand·pa·per
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sand-pey-per]
    • /ˈsændˌpeɪ pər/
    • /ˈsændˌpeɪ.pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sand-pey-per]
    • /ˈsændˌpeɪ pər/

Definitions of sandpaper word

  • noun sandpaper strong paper coated with a layer of sand or other abrasive, used for smoothing or polishing. 1
  • verb with object sandpaper to smooth or polish with or as if with sandpaper. 1
  • noun sandpaper abrasive paper 1
  • uncountable noun sandpaper Sandpaper is strong paper that has a coating of sand on it. It is used for rubbing wood or metal surfaces to make them smoother. 0
  • noun sandpaper (formerly) a strong paper coated with sand for smoothing and polishing 0
  • verb sandpaper to polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper 0
See all 8 definitions of sandpaper

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Origin of sandpaper

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; sand + paper

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sandpaper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sandpaper

sandpaper popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% 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".

sandpaper usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sandpaper

verb sandpaper

  • buff — Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
  • file — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
All 2 Synonyms of sandpaper

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Related words

  • abrasive

    Someone who has an abrasive manner is unkind and rude.

  • orbital sander

    a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.

  • phenolic resin

    any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.

  • pounce

    to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.

  • sand

    George [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), (Lucile Aurore Dupin Dudevant) 1804–76, French novelist.
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