8.3.2 Texture

Use this domain for general words referring to the texture of something--how the surface of something feels when you touch it.

Related domains: 
8.3.6.2 Hard, firm
8.3.6.5 Soft, flimsy
7.2.1.5.1 Slip, slide
7.5.2.2 Stick together
  • What words refer to how something feels?
    texture, surface, (to have a) feel, (it) feels (rough), quality, grain, prickly
  • What words refer to giving something a certain texture?
    texture (v)

    • 8.3.2.1 Smooth

    Use this domain for words referring to being smooth.

  • What words describe something that is smooth?
    smooth, silky, satin smooth, even, velvety, fine
  • What words refer to making something smooth?
    to smooth, even out, polish, buff, shine

    • 8.3.2.2 Rough

    Use this domain for words referring to being rough.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    79P Uneven, Level
  • What words describe something that is rough?
    rough, uneven, rutted, grooved, scraped up, scratched, corrugated
  • What words refer to making something rough?
    to roughen, scrape, scratch
  • What words refer to a rough or uneven part of something?
    rut, groove, furrow, groove, wrinkle

    • 8.3.2.3 Sharp

    Use this domain for words describing something that is sharp.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    79S Sharp
  • What words describe something that is sharp?
    sharp, razor sharp, keen edged
  • What words refer to making something sharp?
    sharpen, give an edge to

    • 8.3.2.3.1 Pointed

    Use this domain for words describing something that is pointed.

  • What words describe something that is pointed?
    pointed
  • What words refer to a point?
    point
  • What words refer to making something pointed?
    to point, give a point to, sharpen to a point

    • 8.3.2.4 Blunt

    Use this domain for words describing something that is blunt.

  • What words describe something that is blunt?
    blunt, dull

    • 8.3.2.5 Furrow

    Use this domain for words related to a furrow--a long mark cut into the surface of something, such as the furrow made by a plow, or a long cut made by a knife.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    1H Depressions and Holes
  • What words refer to a furrow?
    furrow, groove, rut, scratch, crack, score, incision, slit, chamfer, channel, gutter, trench, ditch, moat, trough, seam, line, fold, wrinkle
  • What words refer to making a furrow?
    furrow, plow, incise, score, cut, seam, cut a channel, engrave, etch, bite in
  • What words describe something with many furrows?
    furrowed, ribbed, striated, fluted, corduroy, corrugated, rippled, washboard, wrinkled