scraper
Removes stuck residue
A scraper is a tool for scraping—removing material from a surface by drawing a hard edge across it.
Paint scrapers remove old coatings; ice scrapers clear windshields.
In computing, a scraper is software that extracts data from websites: The company built a scraper to harvest pricing data from competitors.
A sky-scraper is a building that scrapes the sky.
Ingrained surface dirt
- residueMatter left behind
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- depositPlace for safekeeping
crust · gunk · paint · adhesive · sticker · label · blade · removal
Flat-bladed kitchen tool
- bowlConcave food container
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- frostingSweet cake covering
icing · fondant · mixing · leveling · spreading · smooth · blade · flexible
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- graderOne who assigns scores
- earthmoverHeavy digging machinery
- roadVehicle travel surface
- dirtLoose dry earth
leveling · excavation · blade · bucket · tractor · grading · terrain · asphalt
Weeding and tilling implement
- soilGround matter for planting
- weedingExtracting undesired vegetation
- gardenCultivated plant area
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
cultivation · row · furrow · blade · groundwork · hoeing · fieldwork · agriculture
Something that inches along
- spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
- botAutomated software agent
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
- HTMLWeb page code
data · extraction · automation · API · harvesting · indexing · metadata · webpage
grime
Ingrained surface dirt
deposit · crust · gunk · paint · adhesive · sticker · label · blade · removal · window
spatula
Flat-bladed kitchen tool
frosting · icing · fondant · mixing · leveling · spreading · smooth · blade · flexible · silicone
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- graderOne who assigns scores
- earthmoverHeavy digging machinery
- roadVehicle travel surface
dirt · leveling · excavation · blade · bucket · tractor · grading · terrain · asphalt · snowplow
hoe
Weeding and tilling implement
tillage · cultivation · row · furrow · blade · groundwork · hoeing · fieldwork · agriculture · planting
crawler
Something that inches along
HTML · data · extraction · automation · API · harvesting · indexing · metadata · webpage · sitemap
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
throwing · pottery · kiln · glaze · shaping · smoothing · leather-hard · greenware · wedging · slip
- Paint Removalpaint stripper, stripper, solvent, solvents, sanding
- surface preprust remover, priming, paint remover, spackling, wire brush
- Paleolithichand axe, handaxe, stone tools, flint, Neanderthal
- ski tuningski wax, hot wax, edge sharpening, waxing, ski tuning
- stone toolshand axe, hand axes, hammerstone, chopper, choppers
- well equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, casing, tubing, packer
scraperbrush
Bristled cleaning tool
polisher · buffer · soft cloth · feather duster · microfiber cloth
- scrape bySurvive with minimal resources
- scrape togetherAssemble with effort
- scraped togetherCollected with effort
- ice scraperBlade for frozen glass
- scrape offRemove by rubbing hard
- scraping byBarely having enough