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hewn

adjective

Cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
H
Ends with
N
Contains
EW
Scrabble score
10

How it sounds

Pronunciation

hjuːn

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel

    “A house built of hewn logs”

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Example Sentences

A house built of hewn logs
Rough-hewn stone
A path hewn through the underbrush

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