Today’s word of the day is ‘Hewn.‘ Let us understand more about this word.
Hewn [hyoon]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
1. Cut
2. Felled and roughly shaped
3. Prune
4. Chop
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi- Kataakar giraay hua
2. Spanish – Tallado(Masculine); Tallada(Feminine)
3. French – Taillé(Masculine); Taillée(Feminine)
4. Mandarin – Kǎn
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. The walls are of hewn timber about six inches thick, and bullet-proof.
2. Together they have hewn the cliffs, which are like vast rock tombs with their Egyptian massiveness.
3. It was built entirely of hewn stones, and was very straight.
4. In the sacristy is a double lavatory of solid sandstone, hewn and arranged for flowing water.
5. I won’t stir from this spot until I have hewn the wood as small as I agreed to, and have got my wages for so doing.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
uncut, not shaped by cutting etc.
Quotation:
In Cape Town, there’s a drive from Cape Point to Camps Bay where the road is hewn out of the cliffs. It’s just stunning, particularly if you do it as the sun is going down.
Sean Pertwee
Social Example:
Gallowsgrey, the seat of House Trant in the Stormlands.
The castle stands tall, hewn from the stone of the Red Mountains, watching over the Boneway which runs through the valley below.#GameOfThrones #ASOIAF #Minecraft pic.twitter.com/fp0eHkRzaj
— WesterosCraft (@WesterosCraft) December 23, 2020
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