Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: notched
IPA transcription: [n'ɑtʃt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: erose, jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed
    Meaning: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
  • Synonyms: serrate, serrated, saw-toothed, toothed, notched
    Meaning: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
Usage examples
  • A book I have, a friend gave, Whose pencil, here and there, Had notched the place that pleased him, -- At rest his fingers are.
  • This is done by means of a piece of mother-of-pearl shell, lashed firmly to the extreme end of a heavy stick, with its straight side accurately notched like a saw.
  • The stick should be 1 1/2 or 2 feet long, 2 inches in diameter, and notched at either end, and attached to the hand-line by a couple of strings, each 6 feet long, tied round either notch.
  • The glass stopper was carefully secured by a piece of leather, for the better preservation, I suppose, of the liquid inside. Down one side of the bottle ran a narrow strip of paper, notched at regular intervals to indicate the dose that was to be given.