scoring tool

Line-etching instrument

A scoring tool creates shallow cuts or grooves in material without cutting all the way through.

In crafts and construction, it weakens paper, cardboard, or drywall along a line for clean folding or breaking: Run the scoring tool along the fold line before bending.

In baking, a scoring tool (or lame) slashes bread dough before baking to control expansion.

Related
  • scribeManual document copier
  • awlPointed piercing implement
  • stylusPointed implement for marking
  • scratchSuperficial wound or mark
  • markVisible impression or sign

etched · groove · line · cutter · glass cutter · ceramic · tile · glass · tile cutter · wheel · carbide · box cutter · notch · incise · crease · fold · perforate · paper crafts

Opposites
cutting depth/action

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Past of perceive

circular saw · jigsaw · hacksaw · cleaver · shears

marking vs. erasing/smoothing

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Surface-smoothing power tool

eraser · polisher · buffer · plane · sandpaper

evaluation function (assessment context)

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G