sandpaper
pronunciation
How to pronounce sandpaper in British English:
UK [ˈsændpeɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce sandpaper in American English:
US [ˈsændˌpepɚ]
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- Noun:
- stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
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- Verb:
- rub with sandpaper
Word Origin
- sandpaper (v.)
- 1835, from sandpaper (n.). Related: Sandpapered; sandpapering.
- sandpaper (n.)
- also sand-paper, 1788, from sand (n.) + paper (n.).
Example
- 1. Carpenters use hammers , jack-planes and sandpaper . Programmers use languages , apis and ides .
- 2. It takes five minutes to make , and using a hammer , rivet , metal sheets , sandpaper and epoxy , it costs $ 1 to produce .
- 3. As they leaned down to kiss me on both cheeks , I would be scratched by putative beards , fledgling whiskers and a variety of sandpaper textures that were brutal and unforgiving on young skin .
- 4. The sydney-based artist uses a range of techniques including etching tools , sandpaper and even his cat 's claws to bring a textual element to the medium and shed a new light on some of the world 's most recognisable landmarks .
- 5. San jose , calif. - steve jobs once mocked tablets with small screens , saying they would need to come with sandpaper so people could sand down their fingertips to use them .