carve
Sculpt by cutting
Carve is to cut into a solid material with a blade or sharp tool.
You carve wood, stone, or ice to create shapes or designs: She carved a figure from a block of oak.
At the dinner table, to carve is to slice meat from a larger piece: Who's going to carve the turkey?
To carve out something—a career, a niche, a territory—is to establish it through sustained effort.
To carve up is to divide: The victors carved up the defeated empire among themselves.
Carve letters into surface
- etchIncise a surface
- inciseCut into material
- burinPointed engraving implement
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
woodcut · linocut · monogram · inscription · petroglyph · rune · hieroglyph · seal
Carve by shaving layers
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- gougeConcave carving blade
- chiselEdged carving implement
- shavingsThin strips removed
basswood · relief · fretwork · intarsia · decoy · spoon · bowl · mask
Edged carving implement
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
- bustFailure or sculpture
bronze · relief · bas-relief · granite · alabaster · limestone · figure · stonecutter
Concave carving blade
- scoopFirst-reported story
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- cavityEmpty space within
- pumpkinLarge orange autumn gourd
jack-o-lantern · canoe · dugout · bowl · trough · channel · groove · flute
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- exciseRemove by cutting
- dissectCut open to examine
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
cut · tissue · surgeon · precise · delicate · operation · procedure · biopsy
inscribe
Carve letters into surface
intaglio · woodcut · linocut · monogram · inscription · petroglyph · rune · hieroglyph · seal · signet
whittle
Carve by shaving layers
shavings · basswood · relief · fretwork · intarsia · decoy · spoon · bowl · mask · figurine
chisel
Edged carving implement
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
bust · bronze · relief · bas-relief · granite · alabaster · limestone · figure · stonecutter · mallet
gouge
Concave carving blade
pumpkin · jack-o-lantern · canoe · dugout · bowl · trough · channel · groove · flute · recess
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
surgery · cut · tissue · surgeon · precise · delicate · operation · procedure · biopsy
slice
Portion cut off
ham · brisket · prime rib · tenderloin · platter · serving · portion · meat · knife · fork
divide
Separate into parts
territory · empire · colony · sphere · domain · allocate · apportion · demarcate · border · region
- carved in stoneFixed beyond alteration
- carve outCreate by deliberate effort
- pumpkin carvingSculpting faces in gourds
- wood carvingSculpting with timber
- carving knifeBlade for slicing roasts
- carve upDivide by cutting
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