sandpaper
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈsændˌpeɪpər/
:
papel de lija
- Start with a rough sandpaper and use the finer sandpaper later.
- use sandpaper
The home improvement store where I go to buy sandpaper sells it in sheet like this.
- The home improvement store where I go to buy sandpaper sells it in sheet like this.
- You can then go through with your sure form with sandpaper, with sculpting tools, anything you want.
- I mean, literally an abrasives plant makes grinding wheels and sandpaper, you know, blocks abrasive blocks.
Examples
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But right now we got to go get some sandpaper because I don't have any in our condo to sand this down to the car.
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One of our people was in an automobile plant where they were using 3M sandpaper, and they were painting two-tone cars.
Academic text (1995) -
I'm saying I had to find some sandpaper for the bathroom wall the other day.
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The home improvement store where I go to buy sandpaper sells it in sheet like this.
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The large board with sandpaper glued to it is your friend.
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If you have a Sander this might be a lot easier, but a board with coarse sandpaper spray glue to it can work well.
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There were calluses on his palm, and she felt them like horn or sandpaper against her cheek.
Fiction book (1998) -
All you hear is the occasional rasp of the sandpaper and the swish of a brush.
Blog text (19) -
I hadn't really cried, but my eyes felt like I'd rubbed them with sandpaper as we walked out of the A&P.
Fiction book (2002) -
To make the wood surface smooth, I used a sheet of sandpaper before applying the paint.
Synonyms
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5.7
A material used to grind or polish surfaces by rubbing
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8.4
A hard dark rock used to make surfaces smooth by rubbing
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3.3
A tool or substance that makes a surface less rough
Paper with rough powder used to smooth and polish surfaces like metal
A strong cloth with rough bits used to smooth and shine metal
A hard thing like sandpaper or diamond that wears down and smooths surfaces
How Abrasive
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sandpaper comes from the two simple words sand and paper, because it was paper covered with sand or other rough dust to rub things smooth. That's why sandpaper means a stiff paper with rough grains used for smoothing or polishing surfaces.