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CHAMFER
Definition of CHAMFER
noun
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
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Other senses
CHAMFER carries 4 further meanings.
transitive verb
To cut off the edge or corner of; bevel.
transitive verb
To cut a groove in; flute.
noun
A flat surface made by cutting off the edge or corner of a block of wood or other material.
noun
A furrow or groove, as in a column.
Where it comes from
Back-formation from chamfering, from Middle French chanfrain, from Middle French, Old French chanfraindre, possibly a compound of chant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (of either Celtic or Latin origin) + fraindre (“to break”), from frangō (“to break”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- Middle French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHAMFER · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHAMFER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 125 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CHAMFER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACEFHMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of CHAMFER. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start CHAMFE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found CHAMFER?
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