Thesaurus / tapered
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It includes a taper level for fading and blending as well as zero-overlap.
THE BEST BEARD TRIMMER: SHAPE YOUR FACIAL HAIR WITH EASECARSEN JOENKJANUARY 19, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEIn sports, this is why so many tapers end with a few short, intense efforts.
WHY YOU'RE TIRED ALL THE TIMEBRAD STULBERGNOVEMBER 5, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEHolaf still remained by my side, and his hand did not leave the oddly-carved butt of the tapered tube-gun.
VALLEY OF THE CROENLEE TARBELLThe wood was sharpened like a lead pencil at one end, and a groove was cut out of the tapered part to hold the ink.
THE BOY MECHANIC, BOOK 2VARIOUSProvide a machine screw, S, for the hole C and drill a small tapered hole in the end of the screw.
THE BOY MECHANIC, BOOK 2VARIOUSThe end of the pipe is tapered still more by rasping off the end.
ELEMENTS OF PLUMBINGSAMUEL DIBBLEIf the branch is tapered with the rasp as shown the joint can be made very tight.
ELEMENTS OF PLUMBINGSAMUEL DIBBLEThe middle was thick, the edge tapered somewhat rapidly, making a rough but quite durable instrument.
THE NEW STONE AGE IN NORTHERN EUROPEJOHN M. TYLERWith interest they regarded the fifteen-foot object which tapered a bit towards its base.
THE JAMESON SATELLITENEIL RONALD JONESIt was about thirty-six feet long, and five broad in the middle, from whence it tapered either way to a sharp edge.
HUDSON BAYR.M. BALLANTYNEWORDS RELATED TO TAPERED
- attenuated
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