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sandpaper
CIDE DICTIONARY
sandpaper, n.
Paper covered on one side with sand glued fast, -- used for smoothing and polishing. [1913 Webster]
sandpaper, v. t.
To smooth or polish with sandpaper; as, to sandpaper a door. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sandpaper, n. paper with sand or another abrasive stuck to it for smoothing or polishing.
THESAURUS
sandpaper
broken ground, broken water, buff, burnish, chop, corduroy, corduroy road, corrugation, dress, emery, file, furbish, goose bumps, goose pimples, gooseflesh, grind, horripilation, lop, polish, pumice, ripple, rough, rub up, sand, sandblast, shine, smooth, washboardFor further exploring for "sandpaper" in Webster Dictionary Online