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chisel

noun verb

An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
C
Ends with
L
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

verb

  1. Carve with a chisel

    “Chisel the marble”

verb

  1. Deprive somebody of something by deceit

    “The con-man beat me out of $50”

verb

  1. Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

    “Who's chiseling on the side?”

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Chisel the marble
The con-man beat me out of $50
This salesman ripped us off!
We were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme
They chiseled me out of my money
Who's chiseling on the side?

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