Word "WHITTLE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
cut small bits or pare shavings from
Synonyms:
pare
Examples:
whittle a piece of wood

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Synonyms:
frank whittle, sir frank whittle

Crossword Clues for WHITTLE

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Frank, English inventor of the jet engine for aircraft (7)
Make some wooden knickknacks
Produce a chip off the old block?
Pare by repeated slicing (7)
Reduce gradually, with "down" Newsday 09 Feb 2025
Carve with small cuts The Telegraph Quick 03 Feb 2025
Shave jet engine inventor (7)
Slim down. There's little to let out (7)
Sculpt with penknife
Gradually diminish inventor Frank (7)
Pare while the abstainer is inside (7)
Make wood carvings there's little outlet for (7)
Hadrian ___ won 2023 Wye Fest (for record-breaking fifth time) (7)
Carve out position with let (7)
Carve (away) New York Times 25 Oct 2023
Shape with a knife Thomas Joseph 12 Sep 2022
Pare (wood) with a knife The Guardian Quick 03 Sep 2022
Carve into a shape, as from a piece of wood The Washington Post Sunday 15 May 2022
Shape with a knife Thomas Joseph 20 Jan 2022
Pare thin shavings The Telegraph Quick 03 Mar 2020
Erode fair is about openings in textile looms
Shape with a knife Thomas Joseph 30 Nov 2017
Pare shavings, from wood, say Irish Times Simplex 30 Oct 2017
Gradually chip away tons in a space of time
Shave, although keeping dry
Shave, although keeping dry The Times Cryptic 21 Oct 2016
Cut wood aimlessly The Telegraph Quick 24 Sep 2015
Reduce gradually, with ''down'' Newsday 25 Jan 2015
Reduce gradually, with "down"
Yolk surrounder
One way to use a 34 Down
Do a little woodworking
Reduce, with "down"
Shape with a knife
Sculpt, in a way
Carve
"___ While You Work," woodcarver's song
Cut wood.
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