Carving
Carving noun - A sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape.
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Synonyms for Carving
Figure is a synonym for carving in sculpture topic. In some cases you can use "Figure" instead a noun "Carving".
Figure
Figure noun - A small statue.
Usage example: painted wooden figures by untrained artists can be quite valuable on today's antiques market
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| single | single carving | single figure |
| mysterious | mysterious carving | mysterious figure |
| giant | giant carving | giant figure |
Both words in one sentence
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Strange Minds Think Alike: Both Nagisa and Sanae immediately figure out that fellow Cloudcuckoolander Fuko is carving starfish instead of stars.
Source: Visual Novel / CLANNAD - She is now carving a (perfect) figure in society and, if Vect ever falls, she'll be the one holding the knife.
- It is also mentioned that an ancient wall carving on the "Asian" race's homeworld is the name of a legendary figure in their culture, whose name sounds a lot like "Genghis Khan." This is all mentioned as a side-note, however, and is unimportant to the main storyline.
Source: Transplanted Humans
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