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CALENDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("calender" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Derivation:

calender (press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets)

calendrical (relating to or characteristic of or used in a calendar or time measurement)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets

Example:

calender paper

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "calender" is one way to...):

press (place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

calender (a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers)

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