Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 7 compound words that contain miter. The most common are listed below. Open miter in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- miter jointA joint between two members at an angle to each other; each member is cut at an angle equal to half the angle of the junction and usually joint at right angles to each other.
- miter boxAlternative spelling of mitre box: A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic.
- miter sawAlternative spelling of mitre saw: A power saw that is a bench circular saw that is used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by positioning a mounted blade onto a board, that can be positioned at a variety of angles.
- miter squareA hand tool used in woodworking and metalworking for marking and checking angles other than 90°.
- miter boxesplural of miter box: A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic.
- miter jointsplural of miter joint: A joint between two members at an angle to each other; each member is cut at an angle equal to half the angle of the junction and usually joint at right angles to each other.
- miter lineAlternative form of mitre line: A line drawn marking an angle of 45 degrees, especially in the use of aligning the depth lines between the top and side views of a third angle projection technical drawing.
- miter linesplural of miter line: A line drawn marking an angle of 45 degrees, especially in the use of aligning the depth lines between the top and side views of a third angle projection technical drawing.
- miter sawsplural of miter saw: A power saw that is a bench circular saw that is used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by positioning a mounted blade onto a board, that can be positioned at a variety of angles.
- miter squaresplural of miter square: A hand tool used in woodworking and metalworking for marking and checking angles other than 90°.
- try-miter squareA joinery tool that can be used as a standard 90 degree try square and also as a 45 degree miter square.
- try-miter squaresplural of try-miter square: A joinery tool that can be used as a standard 90 degree try square and also as a 45 degree miter square.
Compound words 7
- mitererA tool for making miter joints.
- miterwortAny plant of the genus Mitella, slender perennial herbs with flower slightly resembling a bishop's miter of the arctic and temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere.
- delimiterThat which delimits, that separates.
- dynamiterA person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
- PalmiterA surname.
- miterersplural of miterer: A tool for making miter joints.
- scimiterObsolete spelling of scimitar: A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.