serrate
serrate
Definition
ser·rate (ser′āt′, -it; for v., ser′āt′, sə rāt′)
adjective
having sawlike notches along the edge, as some leaves
Etymology: L serratus < serra, a saw
transitive verb -·rat′ed, -·rat′·ing
to make serrate
serrate
Usage Examples
Object
- edge: The jaw has serrated gripping edges for delicate work.
- leave: Very beautiful form with lobed leaves not deeply serrated, which unfurl gold with pink edges contrasting well against the colorful bark.
- knife: Confusion arises because some manufacturers make their " normal " knives serrated on the right of the blade - the left-handed side.
Preposition: on
- side: A standard bread knife is serrated on the wrong side for left-hand cutting and curves off to the right, making thick uneven wedges.
Modifying Another Word
- outside: PE- Series These cable ties are " outside serrated " , presenting a smooth surface to the cable bundle.
- deeply: The island is nearly a mile long and looks, with its deeply serrated backbone, like a dragon hanging on to Hirta.
- evenly: Their comb is single and evenly serrated while their earlobes are red as are their medium length wattles.
- sometimes: Most asters have simple, linear to lance-shaped leaves, sometimes hairy and sometimes serrated.
- long: Both sexes have characteristically long droopy crests, and long serrated bills with which they catch their main prey of fish.
- not: The smallish fruits are on stalks and the leaf is not serrated.
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