lathes Meaning & Definition
What Does Lathes Mean?
Lathes is used as a noun meaning plural of lathe. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of lathe. As a verb, it means To invite; bid; ask.
Lathes Definition (Noun)
- plural of lathe
Lathes as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of lathe
Verb
- To invite; bid; ask.
Noun
- An administrative division of the county of Kent, in England, from the Anglo-Saxon period until it fell entirely out of use in the early twentieth century.
Noun
- A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.
He shaped the bedpost by turning it on a lathe.
- The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; a lay, or batten.
- A granary; a barn.
Verb
- To shape with a lathe.
- To produce a three-dimensional model by rotating a set of points around a fixed axis.
Synonyms of Lathes
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Lathes synonyms and antonyms →Lathes in a Sentence
He shaped the bedpost by turning it on a lathe.
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