| VERB | contact | whittle, pare | cut small bits or pare shavings from |
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| NOUN | person | Whittle, Frank Whittle, Sir Frank Whittle | English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996) |
| Sounds | hhwih'tahl; wih'tahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996). | |
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| Synonyms | Frank Whittle, Sir Frank Whittle | |
| Instance of | aeronautical engineer | An engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft |
| Spanish | Frank Whittle | |
| Catalan | Frank Whittle | |
| Meaning | cut small bits or pare shavings from. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "whittle a piece of wood" | |
| Synonym | pare | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | mondar | |
| Nouns | whittler | someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime) |
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