carvable
Able to sculpt
Carvable describes something that can be carved—cut into with a blade to shape, slice, or create designs.
A carvable turkey is ready for the knife at the table.
Carvable pumpkins are sold for jack-o'-lanterns.
The word applies to materials soft or yielding enough to work: wood, soap, cooked meat.
Yielding to touch
- workableAble to be implemented
- yieldingBending under pressure
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- shapableAble to be molded
moldable · formable · manipulable · tender · waxen · pliant · supple · malleable
Recrystallized limestone rock
- alabasterTranslucent carving stone
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- soapstoneSoft metamorphic rock
bas-relief · bust · frieze · figurine · statue · relief · torso · pedestal
Knife-carving wood into shapes
- timberWood for construction
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
basswood · balsa · mahogany · walnut · oak · cedar · pine · teak
soft
Yielding to touch
shapable · moldable · formable · manipulable · tender · waxen · pliant · supple · malleable · dense
marble
Recrystallized limestone rock
- alabasterTranslucent carving stone
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
soapstone · bas-relief · bust · frieze · figurine · statue · relief · torso · pedestal · maquette
whittling
Knife-carving wood into shapes
softwood · basswood · balsa · mahogany · walnut · oak · cedar · pine · teak · butternut
pumpkin
Large orange autumn gourd
- watermelonVine fruit with red flesh
- melonSweet-fleshed gourd fruit
- roastDry-heat cooking method
turkey · ham · brisket · tenderloin · butter · chocolate · fondant · garnish · vegetable · fruit
inlay
Embedded surface ornamentation
- marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
etching · scrimshaw · netsuke · cameo · linoleum · woodcut · linocut · ornamental · decorative · handcrafted
carvableunworkable
Impossible to execute
indestructible · impenetrable · unbreakable · unyielding · rock-hard
carve, carved, carving, carves, carver, carvers, uncarved, scarved