Definition for Carving:

• cutting away parts to create a desired shape

Synonyms for Carving:

• n.

  •
  • collage,
  • coloring.
  •act (noun)
  • cutting.
  •representation (noun)
  • depiction,
  • photograph,
  • snapshot,
  • analogy,
  • metaphor,
  • pastiche,
  • miniature,
  • silhouette,
  • replica,
  • impression,
  • rendering,
  • effigy,
  • model,
  • representation,
  • likeness,
  • copy,
  • drawing,
  • approximation,
  • illustration,
  • cast,
  • bust,
  • picture,
  • portrayal,
  • facsimile,
  • idol,
  • duplication,
  • imitation,
  • figurine,
  • cartoon,
  • outline,
  • image.
  •sculpture (noun)
  • cameo,
  • bronze,
  • mannequin,
  • figure,
  • relief.

• v.

  •sculpting (verb)
  • casting,
  • Bronzing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ceramics,
  • textile,
  • batik,
  • pottery,
  • opera,
  • taxidermy.
  •
  • upholstery,
  • tanning,
  • montage,
  • saddlery,
  • song,
  • illumination,
  • literature,
  • engraving.
  •Other relevant words:
  • doll,
  • colossus,
  • gingerbread man,
  • icon,
  • snowman,
  • press cutting,
  • body height,
  • engrave,
  • clipping,
  • belles-lettres,
  • Marionette,
  • manikin,
  • modeling,
  • waxwork,
  • press clipping,
  • carved,
  • etching,
  • scrimshaw,
  • dummy,
  • film editing,
  • Insculpture,
  • thinning,
  • miss,
  • man of straw,
  • statuette,
  • puppet,
  • atlas,
  • lapse,
  • carve,
  • slip,
  • woodcut,
  • ikon,
  • caryatid,
  • slide,
  • wax figure,
  • fault,
  • newspaper clipping,
  • run away,
  • figurehead,
  • dolly,
  • cutting off,
  • carves,
  • scarecrow,
  • mistake,
  • moulding,
  • wood carving,
  • coal face,
  • grain size,
  • Fantoccini,
  • portrait,
  • monument.

Paraphrases for Carving:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    engraving, sculpting.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    printmaking, tracing, etching, charting, drawing, Outlining, Rabbiting, sized, sizing, trimming, pruning, Plotting, cut, cutting.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    sculpture.
  • Noun, plural
    sculptures, sculptors, statues, Eagles.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    engraving, sculpting, sculpture.

Hypernym for Carving:

• n.

  • act
    truncation, petroglyph.
  • artifact
    glyptic art, woodcarving, cinquefoil, scrimshaw, glyptography, vermiculation.

Hyponym for Carving:

• n.

  • act
    creating by removal.
  • artifact
    sculpture.