vverb.contactform by carvingExamples:- Carve a flower from the ice
Derivationally Related Form:carvercarving
Hypernyms:cut forge form mold mould shape work
Inherited Hypernyms:carvecutseparatemove
Inherited Hypernyms:carveshapecreate from raw materialmake
Direct Hyponyms:fretgravehewhew outsculptsculpture
Full Troponyms:frethewhoneycombrough-hewsculpt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactengrave or cut by chipping away at a surfaceSynset:carve chip at
Examples:- carve one's name into the bark
Derivationally Related Form:carvercarving
Hypernyms:cut
Inherited Hypernyms:carvecutseparatemove
Direct Hyponyms:chiselengraveetchgraveinscribescratch
Full Troponyms:characterchiselengravescratch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactcut to piecesSynset:carve cut up
Derivationally Related Form:carver
Hypernyms:cut
Inherited Hypernyms:carvecutseparatemove
Direct Hyponyms:filetfilletshave
Full Troponyms:filletshave
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the cape (apply to: cut up)
adjadj.allmade for or formed by carving ('carven' is archaic or literary)Topic:literature
Synset:carven
Examples:- the carved fretwork
- an intricately carved door
- stood as if carven from stone
Antonyms:uncarved
Inherited Hypernyms:carved
Similar to:engraved etched graven incised inscribed graven sculpted sculptured lapidarian sliced