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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 29% | 4 | Machine or equipment used for shaping, smoothing, or polishing surfaces | |
3 | 26% | 14 | Common tool in gear manufacturing | |
Machine Tool Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "LATHE" which means:
- noun
- • Machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool verb
- • To invite; bid; ask.
- • To shape with a lathe.
- • To produce a three-dimensional model by rotating a set of points around a fixed axis.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He used a lathe to shape the piece of wood into a perfect cylinder."
- • "The carpenter operated the lathe to create intricate designs on the wooden furniture."
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