Coarse+file

  • 51start from scratch — Scratch Scratch, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. [1913 Webster] The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon.… …

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  • 52rasp — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *rasper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German raspōn to scrape together Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to rub with something rough; specifically to abrade with a rasp 2. to grate… …

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  • 53Musical instruments of Tripura — The Tripuri people of North East India and Bangladesh are very fond of music as their socio cultural life is also closely interwoven with it. The Tripuri musical instruments and music of the Tripuri tribes attract due to its richness and depth of …

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  • 54feline — felinely, adv. felineness, felinity /fi lin i tee/, n. /fee luyn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae. 2. catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family: a feline tread. 3. sly, stealthy, or treacherous. n. 4. an… …

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  • 55rasp — raspish, adj. /rasp, rahsp/, v.t. 1. to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument. 2. to scrape or rub roughly: The glacier rasped the valley floor. 3. to grate upon or irritate: The sound rasped his nerves. 4. to utter with a grating sound: to… …

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  • 56rubber — rubber1 rubberless, adj. rubberlike, adj. /rub euhr/, n. 1. Also called India rubber, natural rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the… …

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  • 57cat, domestic — ▪ mammal Introduction also called  house cat,   (species Felis catus), domesticated member of the family Felidae, order Carnivora. Like all felids, domestic cats, the smallest members of the family, are characterized by supple, low slung bodies,… …

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  • 58rasp — 1. noun a) A coarse file (tool) b) The sound made by this tool when used 2. verb a) To use a rasp b) To make …

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  • 59rasp — {{11}}rasp (n.) coarse file, 1540s, from M.Fr. raspe, from O.Fr. rasper to rasp (see RASP (Cf. rasp) (v.)). {{12}}rasp (v.) c.1300, to scrape, from M.Du. raspen, O.Fr. rasper to grate, rasp, from a W.Gmc. source (Cf. O.E. gehrespan) akin to the… …

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  • 60rasp — [[t]ræsp, rɑsp[/t]] v. t. 1) to scrape or abrade with or as if with a rough instrument 2) to grate upon or irritate: The sound rasped his nerves[/ex] 3) to utter with a grating sound: to rasp out an order[/ex] 4) to scrape or grate 5) to make a… …

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