adze

Meanings

Plural: adzes

Noun

an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.

Verb

To shape a material using an adze.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English adse, adese, from Old English adesa, eadesa (compare the oldest forms: adosa, adosan), assumed from Proto-Germanic *adisô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs (compare Hittite [script needed] (atešša, “axe, hatchet”)).

Synonyms

adz

Scrabble Score: 14

adze is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adze is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adze is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

adze is a valid Words With Friends word