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SANDBLAST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A blast of wind laden with sand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("sandblast" is a kind of...):

blast; blow; gust (a strong current of air)

Derivation:

sandblast (grind with a sandblast)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grind with a sandblast

Example:

sandblast the facade of the building

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "sandblast" is one way to...):

smooth; smoothen (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

sandblast (a blast of wind laden with sand)

sandblaster (a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces)

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