adze
Plural: adzes
Noun
- An alternate spelling for adz, a wood-shaping tool.
- an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
- A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
Verb
- To shape a material using an adze.
Examples
- I’ll take the 13 points for ADZE and be on my way.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English adse, adese, from Old English adesa, eadesa (compare the oldest forms: adosa, adosan), assumed from Proto-Germanic *adisô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs (compare Hittite [script needed] (atešša, “axe, hatchet”)).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
adze: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordadze: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adze: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
adze: valid Words With Friends Word