whittles
Carves small slivers
Whittles is the third-person singular of whittle, meaning to carve or shape wood by cutting away thin slices with a knife: He whittles on the porch every evening.
Figuratively, to whittle something down is to reduce it gradually: Budget cuts whittled the staff to a skeleton crew.
She whittles away at her debt each month.
Sharp cutting utensil
- woodTree-derived building material
- chipsThin fried slices
- shavingsThin strips removed
- bladeFlat cutting edge
woodcarving · handmade · craftsmanship · detail · precision · notches · incise · gouge
To make smaller
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- pare downReduce by removing excess
- erodeDiminish through persistent friction
- trimRemove unwanted edges
shrink · cut away · wear away · deplete · reduce · chip away · gradually · slowly
Craft of shaping lumber
- handicraftManual skill or product
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
- toymakingCreating objects for play
decoy · walking stick · sculpture · bushcraft · campfire · patience · meditative · hobby
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
blade · woodcarving · handmade · craftsmanship · detail · precision · notches · incise · gouge · basswood
diminish
To make smaller
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- pare downReduce by removing excess
- erodeDiminish through persistent friction
trim · shrink · cut away · wear away · deplete · reduce · chip away · gradually · slowly · budget
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
- handicraftManual skill or product
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
toymaking · decoy · walking stick · sculpture · bushcraft · campfire · patience · meditative · hobby · tradition
whittlesbuilds up
Accumulates gradually
constructs · assembles · accumulates · amasses · aggregates
whittlesbuilds
Creates by assembling parts
constructs · elaborates · develops · compounds · bolsters
- whittle downReduce incrementally
- whittle down to sizeReduce something oversized gradually
- whittling knifeSmall blade for woodcarving
- whittled down to sizeGradually reduced to appropriate scale
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