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sandpaper.

Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/US
  1. Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.

    uncountable · usually
    They like to finish it off with a piece of 600-grit sandpaper before cleaning and painting.
  2. A sheet of such paper.

    countable · usually
    I need a scraper and a sandpaper over here.
Where this word comes from

From sand + paper.

verb/ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/US
  1. To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From sand + paper.

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