Sandpaper
noun
A strong paper coated with sand or another abrasive material, used for smoothing or polishing.
He used sandpaper to smooth the surface of the wooden table.
Often appears as...
- use sandpaper
- smooth with sandpaper
verb
To rub something with sandpaper in order to make it smooth.
He sandpapered the surface of the table before applying the varnish.
Often appears as...
- sandpaper the surface
- sandpaper the edges
noun
In sport, particularly cricket, the act of illegally altering the condition of the ball using sandpaper.
The team was penalized for sandpapering the ball.
Often appears as...
- sandpaper the ball
- caught sandpapering
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A strong paper coated with sand or another abrasive material, used for smoothing or polishing.
He used sandpaper to smooth the surface of the wooden table.
Often appears as...
- use sandpaper
- smooth with sandpaper
verb
To rub something with sandpaper in order to make it smooth.
He sandpapered the surface of the table before applying the varnish.
Often appears as...
- sandpaper the surface
- sandpaper the edges
noun
In sport, particularly cricket, the act of illegally altering the condition of the ball using sandpaper.
The team was penalized for sandpapering the ball.
Often appears as...
- sandpaper the ball
- caught sandpapering
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Reference
Sandpaper is commonly used to describe rough textures in various contexts.
His voice was as rough as sandpaper.
Pro Tip 2/3Grain Sizes
Sandpaper comes in different grit sizes; the lower the number, the coarser the grit.
Start with a 60-grit sandpaper and finish with a 120-grit.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
The word 'sandpaper' can evoke a physical sensation when used in metaphors.
Walking in these new shoes is like sandpaper against my heels.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Reference
Sandpaper is commonly used to describe rough textures in various contexts.
His voice was as rough as sandpaper.
Pro Tip 2/3Grain Sizes
Sandpaper comes in different grit sizes; the lower the number, the coarser the grit.
Start with a 60-grit sandpaper and finish with a 120-grit.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
The word 'sandpaper' can evoke a physical sensation when used in metaphors.
Walking in these new shoes is like sandpaper against my heels.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Reference
Sandpaper is commonly used to describe rough textures in various contexts.
His voice was as rough as sandpaper.
Pro Tip 2/3Grain Sizes
Sandpaper comes in different grit sizes; the lower the number, the coarser the grit.
Start with a 60-grit sandpaper and finish with a 120-grit.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
The word 'sandpaper' can evoke a physical sensation when used in metaphors.
Walking in these new shoes is like sandpaper against my heels.
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seeing how rebuilding human civilization absolutely depends on it? Well, you'd probably think the last thing you should do with these crucially important seeds is something like poking holes in them, or grinding them with sandpaper, or throwing them in acid or hot water. But, in fact, all of these are methods
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Todd Kuiken: A...
She had a little sensor at the end of her prosthesis that then she rubbed over different surfaces, and she could feel different textures of sandpaper, different grits, ribbon cable, as it pushed on her reinnervated hand skin. She said that when she just ran it across the table,
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Safari Live - Day 234 PIPE...
the town so this town save quite a lot of papers because it's the one that these cats are using you know not to scratch their heads when they catch a prey so it has got some kind of a spines it's like a sandpaper which helps them in order to open the spaces in order to
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A prosthetic arm that...
prosthetic she had a little sensor at the end of her prosthesis that then she rubbed over different surfaces and she could feel different textures of sandpaper different grits ribbon cable as it pushed on her renovated hand skin she said that when she just ran it
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Safari Live - Day 162 PIPE...
they were thinking we might get the yellow-billed humble flying back in again David you know what I've just realized I think we've just stumbled across four greatest sandpaper raisin ever to be in the sabi sand I'm not even
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Christien Meindertsma:...
like this deer. In interior decorating, the pig's actually quite there. It's used in paint for the texture, but also for the glossiness. In sandpaper, bone glue is actually the glue between the sand and the paper.
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Brian Dettmer: Old books...
and as I carve through it, I'm deciding what I want to choose. So with encyclopedias, I could have chosen anything, but I specifically chose images of landscapes. And with the material itself, I'm using sandpaper
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Prison Guard Preparation...
give you a couple of plates now it only sucks for like a day or two they know go away it is the worst experience ever somebody is just crying tonight in your eyes with sandpaper start to cut her oh
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Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
now that is kind of a long list but we can split it up into different categories first and foremost are the abrasives now abrasives are things like sandpaper or steel wool or pumice
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
know there must be some really itchy bits in the toes there the tongue of a lion is very rough like sandpaper so it's very helpful in getting those itchy
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Got seeds? Just add...
seeing how rebuilding human civilization absolutely depends on it? Well, you'd probably think the last thing you should do with these crucially important seeds is something like poking holes in them, or grinding them with sandpaper, or throwing them in acid or hot water. But, in fact, all of these are methods
Video examples
Todd Kuiken: A...
She had a little sensor at the end of her prosthesis that then she rubbed over different surfaces, and she could feel different textures of sandpaper, different grits, ribbon cable, as it pushed on her reinnervated hand skin. She said that when she just ran it across the table,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 234 PIPE...
the town so this town save quite a lot of papers because it's the one that these cats are using you know not to scratch their heads when they catch a prey so it has got some kind of a spines it's like a sandpaper which helps them in order to open the spaces in order to
Video examples
A prosthetic arm that...
prosthetic she had a little sensor at the end of her prosthesis that then she rubbed over different surfaces and she could feel different textures of sandpaper different grits ribbon cable as it pushed on her renovated hand skin she said that when she just ran it
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 162 PIPE...
they were thinking we might get the yellow-billed humble flying back in again David you know what I've just realized I think we've just stumbled across four greatest sandpaper raisin ever to be in the sabi sand I'm not even
Video examples
Christien Meindertsma:...
like this deer. In interior decorating, the pig's actually quite there. It's used in paint for the texture, but also for the glossiness. In sandpaper, bone glue is actually the glue between the sand and the paper.
Video examples
Brian Dettmer: Old books...
and as I carve through it, I'm deciding what I want to choose. So with encyclopedias, I could have chosen anything, but I specifically chose images of landscapes. And with the material itself, I'm using sandpaper
Video examples
Prison Guard Preparation...
give you a couple of plates now it only sucks for like a day or two they know go away it is the worst experience ever somebody is just crying tonight in your eyes with sandpaper start to cut her oh
Video examples
Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
now that is kind of a long list but we can split it up into different categories first and foremost are the abrasives now abrasives are things like sandpaper or steel wool or pumice
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
know there must be some really itchy bits in the toes there the tongue of a lion is very rough like sandpaper so it's very helpful in getting those itchy
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Christien Meindertsma
Dutch Artist
In interior decorating, the pig's actually quite there. It's used in paint for the texture, but also for the glossiness. In sandpaper, bone glue is actually the glue between the sand and the paper. And then in paintbrushes, hairs are used because, apparently, they're very suitable for making paintbrushes because of their hard-wearing nature.
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Marie Helvin
American Model
I've slipped enough times over the years to know the peril of a too-smooth sole, so every time I buy a new pair, I take a pair of scissors or a piece of sandpaper to the bottoms to roughen them up. In my catwalk days, I even used to spit on the soles of shoes before I ventured down the runway.
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Zosia Mamet
American Actress
I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff.
Quote examples
Christien Meindertsma
Dutch Artist
In interior decorating, the pig's actually quite there. It's used in paint for the texture, but also for the glossiness. In sandpaper, bone glue is actually the glue between the sand and the paper. And then in paintbrushes, hairs are used because, apparently, they're very suitable for making paintbrushes because of their hard-wearing nature.
Quote examples
Marie Helvin
American Model
I've slipped enough times over the years to know the peril of a too-smooth sole, so every time I buy a new pair, I take a pair of scissors or a piece of sandpaper to the bottoms to roughen them up. In my catwalk days, I even used to spit on the soles of shoes before I ventured down the runway.
Quote examples
Zosia Mamet
American Actress
I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff.
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