| VERB | contact | carve | form by carving |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | carve, chip at | engrave / engrave / engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface | |
| contact | carve, cut up | cut to pieces |
| Sounds | kaa'rv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | starve | |
| Meaning | form by carving. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Carve a flower from the ice" | |
| Narrower | fret | carve a pattern into |
| hew, hew out | make or shape as with an axe | |
| sculpt, sculpture, grave | shape (a material like stone / stone or wood) by whittling away at it | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge | make something, usually for a specific function | |
| Catalan | gravar, tallar | |
| Spanish | grabar, tallar | |
| Nouns | carver | an artist who creates sculptures |
| carving | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape / shape | |
| Meaning | engrave / engrave / engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "carve one's name into the bark" | |
| Synonym | chip at | |
| Narrower | chisel | carve with a chisel |
| engrave, etch | carve or cut a design or letters into | |
| scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | tallar | |
| Nouns | carver | makes decorative wooden panels |
| carving | creating figures or designs in three dimensions | |
| Meaning | cut to pieces. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Father carved the ham" | |
| Synonym | cut up | |
| Narrower | fillet, filet | cut into filets / filets |
| shave | make shavings of or reduce to shavings | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| See also | carve up | separate into parts or portions |
| Catalan | tallar | |
| Spanish | cortar, tallar | |
| Nouns | carver | someone who carves the meat |