gouge
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounSenses relating to cutting tools. A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc. A bookbinder's tool with a curved face, used for blind tooling or gilding. An incising tool that cuts blanks or forms for envelopes, gloves, etc., from leather, paper, or other materials.
- verbTo make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
Example:
Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood.
- nounA chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #2,017 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 34% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: g