miter box
noun
Simple meaning
A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
myterbahksSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmaɪtɚˈbɑks
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
us
A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic.
Used this way, miter box is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It quietly approves while staying precise.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Careful and exacting
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
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