NOTCHED

erose, jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed

(adjective) having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

serrate, serrated, saw-toothed, toothed, notched

(adjective) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

notched

simple past tense and past participle of notch

Adjective

notched (comparative more notched, superlative most notched)

Having notches

Synonyms: toothed, serrated, jagged, erose, Thesaurus:notched

Source: Wiktionary


NOTCH

Notch, n. Etym: [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.]

1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.

2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.

Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]

1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.

2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. Herrick.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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