sandpaper

Plural: sandpapers

Noun

• stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
• Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
• A sheet of such paper.

Verb

• rub with sandpaper
  • "sandpaper the wooden surface"
• To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

Examples

• I need a scraper and a sandpaper over here.
• They like to finish it off with a piece of 600-grit sandpaper before cleaning and painting.

Synonyms

emery paper, sand, sand down#Verb, sand#Verb, sanding paper#Noun

Related Words

grit