sandpaper
verbEtymology From sand + paper.
1
To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.
- Derived terms
- sandpaperer
sandpaper
nounUS /ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/
Etymology From sand + paper.
1
Usually Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
- Near-synonym: emery paper
- They like to finish it off with a piece of 600-grit sandpaper before cleaning and painting.
2
Usually A sheet of such paper.
- I need a scraper and a sandpaper over here.
- Derived terms
- liquid sandpaper, sandpaperish, sandpaperlike, sandpapery
- Related terms
- grit