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chisel

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɪz^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɪzəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chiz′əl)

Inflections of 'chisel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

chisels: v 3rd person singular

chiselling: v pres p (Mainly UK)

chiseling: v pres p (US)

chiselled: v past (Mainly UK)

chiseled: v past (US)

chiselled: v past p (Mainly UK)

chiseled: v past p (US)

Collocations for "chisel"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chisel" in context.

chisel

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

chisel a [slot, hole, gap, rivet]
chisel a [hole] in the [wall, brickwork, door]
chisel through the [wall]
chiseled on [stone, marble, wood]
chisel [in, into] [stone]
chiseled on a [plaque, gravestone, tombstone]
chiseled a [message, date, epigraph] [on]
chiseled a [message] [onto, into]
chiseled her name (on the plaque)
chisel away at a sculpture
chisel to [remove, break, cut, include, open, carve]
chiseled her [abs, glutes, thighs]
slang: chiseled out of [his money, their savings, $10,000]
slang: chiseled [them, the company, savers, innocent victims, the elderly] out of [his money]
slang: chiseled the [money] out of them
slang: chiseled by a [swindler, con artist, crook, bank]

a [small, large, hand, steel, beveled] chisel
[grab, get] a chisel from (the toolbox)
[sharpen, grind, hone] the chisel
The chisel [needs, could use] [sharpening].
a [dull, sharp] chisel
The chisel is getting dull.
use a chisel to [remove, even, shape, make, carve, cut]
cut [tiles, marble, wood, stone] with a chisel
[sculpted, crafted, carved] by chisel
[sculpted] [with, using] a chisel
(use a) chisel and [mallet, hammer, other tools]

n as adj

the chisel [edge, grip, handle, tip]

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'chisel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

edge - skew - angle - grind - grinder - statue

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