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How to pronounce serrate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms notched, saw-toothed, serrated, toothed
Type Words
Type of jag
Derivation serration


serrate the edges of the teeth.

Examples of serrate

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His voice is serrate, his mood is foul, and the song is sturdy enough to stand up to both.
From the dailyherald.com
The simple leaves are alternate, doubly serrate, feather-veined, petiolate, and stipulate.
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The leaves of most species have lobed or serrate margins and are somewhat variable in shape.
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The leaf margin is usually serrate to more or less coarsely toothed.
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Abandoned coracles serrate the lagoon shores, like rotting skeletons with driftwood for bones.
From the guardian.co.uk
Usually they are serrate, rounded at base, acute or acuminate.
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Nonwovens can also start with films and fibrillate, serrate or vacuum-form them with patterned holes.
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Leaf margins are entire or, occasionally, serrate.
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The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, from oblong to lanceolate, often downy, and with a serrate margin.
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More examples
  • Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  • Make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"
  • (serration) the condition of being serrated; "the serrations of a city skyline"
  • To make serrate; Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw; (leaves) Having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole
  • (Serrated) With sharp, forward-pointing teeth.
  • (serrated) having a notched, toothed or saw-like edge.
  • A serrated knife blade features notched teeth that are used for heavy duty cutting.
  • (Serrated) A saw tooth or zig-zag ornament that is one form of a notched dentil.
  • (Serrated) Carving that is a zigzag ornament. Gothic origin.