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Fillet

noun
/fɪˈleɪ/
Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounA headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
2.nounA fine strip of any material, in various technical uses.
3.nounA heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.
4.noun(drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
5.nounA strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.
6.nounA fine flat moulding/molding used as separation between coarser mouldings.
7.nounThe space between two flutings in a shaft.
8.nounAn ordinary equal in breadth to one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
9.nounThe thread of a screw.
10.nounA colored or gilded border.
11.nounThe raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun.
12.nounAny scantling smaller than a batten.
13.nounA fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain.
14.nounThe loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
15.verbTo slice, bone or make into fillets.
16.verbTo apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to.

Synonyms

filetbonedebonetaeniateniastoppinglemniscusfish filetfish filletsnoodthreadnet

Antonyms

round

Rhymes With

conveydisplaydismaysobriquetdisarrayallaygaydecay
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