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whittle

noun

1 Whittle

English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996).

synonyms: Frank Whittle, Sir Frank Whittle.

Dutch: groot

Roget 253: sharpness etc. adj.; acuity, acumination; spinosity.    point, spike, spine, spicule [Biol.], spiculum; needle, hypodermic needle, tack, ... show more

verb

1 whittle

Cut small bits or pare shavings from:
— Whittle a piece of wood.

synonym: pare.

Roget 44: be disjoined &c.; come off, fall off, come to pieces, fall to pieces; peel off; get loose.    disjoin, disconnect, disengage, disunite, dissociate, dispair; ... show more

Dutch: afknagen, aanspitsen, snijden


Moby thesaurus: amputate, ax, bisect, blade, butcher, carve, chop, cleave, cold steel, cut, cut away, cut in two, cut off, cutlery, cutter, dagger, dichotomize, dissever, edge tools, excise ... show more.

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