lathe

«lathe» in Mova's school dictionary: a machine that spins wood or metal so that it can be cut… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (lathes)

meaning for a pupil

A lathe is a machine that spins wood or metal so that it can be cut and shaped into round forms, such as chair legs. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a lathe is a workshop tool for making things by turning; a man has one as his hobby

examples

• He works the lathe in his shed. tree →
• The table leg was made on a lathe. tree →
• Dad bought a small lathe for his hobby. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lathe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.