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/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/ · noun
(music) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back..
One Monday night I peeled potatoes over the sink, ready to mandolin them into thin slices and bake on top of a pie I had a recipe for in the newspaper on Saturday.
Use mandolin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mandolin means (music) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
One Monday night I peeled potatoes over the sink, ready to mandolin them into thin slices and bake on top of a pie I had a recipe for in the newspaper on Saturday.
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