scarifier
Soil-loosening garden tool
A scarifier is a tool or machine that scratches, scores, or breaks up a surface.
In gardening, a lawn scarifier removes thatch and moss by raking the soil with sharp blades or tines.
In road work, scarifiers break up asphalt or concrete for resurfacing.
The word also names a seed-preparation tool that nicks hard coatings to improve germination.
Soil-turning implement
- dethatcherLawn renovation tool
- rakeTined yard implement
- tinesFork's pointed projections
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
rotary · drum · wheels · motorized · manual · electric · petrol · adjustable
Fork's pointed projections
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
- perforateMake holes through
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
drainage · thatch · dethatch · moss · turf · grassroots · ventilate · oxygenate
Soil preparation for planting
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- breakInterrupt continuity
- crustHard outer layer
surface · prepare · cultivate · topsoil · furrow · harrow · scratch · sod
Erode through friction
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- textureSurface tactile quality
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- etchIncise a surface
sandpaper · abrasive · grit · rasp · scuff · key · grip · adhesion
Small surgical knife
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
smallpox · dermal · skin · bloodletting · cupping · ritual · tribal · decorative
cultivator
Soil-turning implement
- dethatcherLawn renovation tool
- rakeTined yard implement
- tinesFork's pointed projections
blades · rotary · drum · wheels · motorized · manual · electric · petrol · adjustable · depth
tines
Fork's pointed projections
compaction · drainage · thatch · dethatch · moss · turf · grassroots · ventilate · oxygenate · breathability
tillage
Soil preparation for planting
crust · surface · prepare · cultivate · topsoil · furrow · harrow · scratch · sod · clod
abrade
Erode through friction
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- textureSurface tactile quality
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
etch · sandpaper · abrasive · grit · rasp · scuff · key · grip · adhesion · surface
lancet
Small surgical knife
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
inoculation · smallpox · dermal · skin · bloodletting · cupping · ritual · tribal · decorative · keloid
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
nick · abrade · soak · stratify · propagation · hardshell · legume · wildflower · native · viable
- tillage toolsplow, harrow, cultivator, tiller, hoe
- concrete toolsconcrete mixer, concrete saw, screed, edger, groover
- lawn carelawn mower, mowing, fertilizer, lawn mowers, mowers
- medical toolsstethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, catheter, reflex hammer
- surface finishingpolishing, buffing, sanding, grinding, varnishing
- drywalldrywall, plasterboard, wallboard, Sheetrock, greenboard
scarifierroller
Rotating cylindrical tool
lawn roller · compactor · spreader · leveler · tamper
scarifierroller
Rotating cylindrical tool
compactor · steamroller · paver · smoother · sealer