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serrate Definition

ser·rate (serāt′, -it; for v., serāt′, 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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