Planer (Noun)
Meaning
A power tool for smoothing or shaping wood.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The planer is used to smooth out the rough wood planks to make them even and flat.
- She needed a planer to thin down the wood sheets for her DIY furniture project.
- To avoid tearout, the carpenter adjusted the planer's blade angle and made multiple passes over the hardwood.
- The thickness planer's gauge indicated that the wood piece was still 1/4 inch too thick for the intended use.
- During his apprenticeship, he learned to operate a planer, among other woodworking machines.