Definition of "sandpaper" [sand•pa•per]

• Heavy paper coated on one side with sand or other abrasive material and used for smoothing surfaces. (noun)
• To rub with or as if with sandpaper. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I had to use very fine grain sandpaper to get rid of one big scratch, but now the whole screen is hazy."
• "Something a lot more important is that I finally cut off my goatee, tears were shed and stories told then WHAM! after seven months of growth my manly mug was as smooth as a babies butt with fine grain sandpaper stuck to it."
• "Cards upon which the single letters of the alphabet are mounted in sandpaper; larger cards containing groups of the same letters."