lapper
Thirsty pet drinking
A lapper is someone or something that laps.
A cat is a lapper of milk.
In manufacturing, a lapper is a machine or tool used for lapping—the process of polishing or grinding surfaces to high precision using abrasive paste.
The machinist ran the parts through the lapper to achieve a mirror finish.
Oral muscle for taste
Tool for adding shine
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- discFlat circular object
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
wheel · rotary · industrial · finishing · metalwork · sanding · tooling · equipment
tongue
Oral muscle for taste
thirst · bowl · water · milk · pet · dog · cat · hydration · lick · slobber
polisher
Tool for adding shine
abrasive · wheel · rotary · industrial · finishing · metalwork · sanding · tooling · equipment · precision
polishing
Smoothing by friction
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- finishingBringing to completion
buffing · abrasive · precision · flatness · surface · honing · machining · metalwork · optics · valve
surf
Waves near shore
splash · tide · swell · foam · crest · wavelength · current · shoreline · beach · coastal
- lapped upConsumed eagerly or greedily
- lapping upDrinking with tongue strokes
- lapping waves
- water lapping