chisel
noun
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
chisel-like
-
a word derived from
chisel.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They operated with a tiny chisel-like instrument called an osteotome in addition to a set of instruments called curettes, "which look like little sharp ice cream scoops," said Stewart.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2022
A chisel-like cutter was designed to make other tools.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
The heavily enameled fronts of the teeth wear more slowly than the backs, creating a sharp, chisel-like edge.
From Time Magazine Archive
His chisel-like foreteeth bit steadily and he felt the dry strands rip.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Inc. are the incisors or chisel-like front teeth, three in number, in each half of each jaw and marked 1, 2, 3.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
