sculpture

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SCULPTURE

to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material <the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice>

Synonyms carve, sculpture

Related Words chisel, engrave, etch, grave, incise, inscribe; knap; cast, form, model, mold, shape

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