ripper
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈrɪpər/
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descosedor
- My favorites are a dental pick that's not sharp, but still slips under stitches, and then the stitching easily slides out around it, easier than around the tiny seam ripper points.
- seam ripper
- bodice ripper
Next on the nice to have is a seam Ripper.
- Next on the nice to have is a seam Ripper.
Examples
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So I got out my seam ripper and began to rip out the seams and linings stitch by stitch.
Fiction book (1992) -
I recently took 3 packs I had made and opened them up with a seam ripper in order to clean the bags and repack them.
Blog text (18) -
It's like a seam ripper I guess?
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I can throw a seam ripper with deadly accuracy.
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If you are prone to accidents like me, the seam Ripper is an absolutely critical tool.
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It looks terribly tacky, but I have a blob of Blu-Tack on my sewing machine that holds a seam ripper; it has actually helped me to not always lose one!
Blog text (5) -
To fix the mistake in my sewing, I used a ripper to undo the stitches carefully.
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She grabbed the ripper and easily tore through the fabric layers for her quilt.
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A ripper is essential for any seamstress to quickly remove unwanted stitches.
Synonyms
67
2.5
A tool used to cut materials like glass or dough
40
2.8
A small tool with blades used to cut hair or nails
23
3.0
A machine that cuts paper into small pieces so people cannot read it
14
4.0
A small hand tool with a thin blade and small teeth in a frame for cutting metal
12
8.5
A person or tool that makes an opening in barriers during a raid
7
8.7
A person who attacks others by cutting them with a sharp knife
6
8.3
A tool you use to hit or cut plants such as grass
1
5.6
A person or machine that pulls things off, like feathers
1
4.2
A tool used to take something out of its place
1
8.1
A machine or person that rips things into pieces
1
4.3
A person or tool that cuts threads and trims small plants
1
7.3
A person who opens or unties things
A person or thing that cuts and tears skin and other material
A person or tool that cuts a body into pieces
A person or tool that removes the skin from an animal
A person, action, or thing that damages the main parts of something
A long heavy metal tool with a flat chisel end for prying and a curved claw end for pulling nails
A long, strong hand tool with a bent blade for prying and cleaning deep joints in wood
A hand tool that removes insulation from electrical wires
A person who uses a knife to cut food or carve materials as a job
A person who cuts or wounds someone with a knife
A person or tool that removes the inside of something to make it hollow
A tool with a curved blade for scooping out large areas of wood or metal
A person who opens packages or unties knots
Antonyms
Compounds
2
7.3
A person who killed several women in London in the late 1800s and was never identified
- Offensive
1
9.2
Romantic stories set in the past with strong sex scenes that sometimes show forced sex
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ripper comes from the verb rip 'to tear' plus -er 'one who does', so it fits a person or tool that tears, cuts, or removes something quickly. So a ripper is someone or something that forcefully pulls, tears, or removes material.