scraper
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈskreɪpər/
:
raspador
- Using a metal scraper, he removed the rust from the old tools in the garage.
- a stone scraper
I've discovered the tongue scraper and I can't go back.
- I've discovered the tongue scraper and I can't go back.
- I've got my toothbrush in here, my tongue scraper and my Estrad razor, Spotlight toothbrush, Estrad razor processed.
- You need to get a tongue scraper that's going to scrape off The Dirty little monsters collecting on your tongues.
- So wave tool chisels and scrapers out of Japan hobby model tools.
- You know there we had one lady couple that came on and they had this scraper for cats tongues.
Examples
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So don't hesitate for a second to basically take a bench scraper and scrape it all out onto a floured surface.
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In the parking lot, he combed his hair with the brush end of the ice scraper before we went inside.
Fiction book (2002) -
So you can use a plastic scraper instead of a metal one?
Blog text (34) -
I'm gonna have to wipe with an ice scraper tonight.
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And then they'll come back in with scrapers and and clean up the surface.
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And so we entered, bearing our equipment: a scraper, a brush, a pan, and a metal pail.
Academic text (2007) -
While we talked, Els began to make stone knives and scrapers out of the garden's ornamental rocks.
Fiction book (2002) -
Els skinned and butchered it with great skill, using her newly made stone knives and scrapers.
Fiction book (2002) -
To remove paint from the wall, she used a scraper to carefully lift the old layers off.
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The contractor handed me a scraper so I could smooth out the adhesive before laying down the tile.
Synonyms
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4.0
A tool used to smooth and shape wood and metal by rubbing
A tool with a curved blade for scooping out large areas of wood or metal
A tool like a file or wheel that wears a surface smooth by rubbing
A tool or person that removes hard deposits from teeth and metal
A rough tool with sharp teeth used to shape wood or metal
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Scraper comes from the verb scrape, which means 'to rub off' or 'remove by rubbing', and the ending -er means 'a person or thing that does this', so a scraper is the tool that removes material from a surface.