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sandpaper

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As a noun, sandpaper means a strong paper coated with sand, ground glass, or other abrasive material for smoothing and polishing. As a verb, it means polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

Meanings of sandpaper

3 meanings

noun

  1. A strong paper coated with sand, ground glass, or other abrasive material for smoothing and polishing.

  2. A sheet of such paper.

verb

  1. To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
emery paper
verb: rub with sandpaper

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