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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

building material go
material used for constructing buildings

lumber, timber go
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

strip
thin piece of wood or metal

noun.artifact

9 Subcategories

batten go
a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
cleat go
a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
fingerboard go
a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
furring strip, furring go
strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
jackstraw, spillikin go
a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
picket, pale go
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
slat, spline go
a thin strip (wood or metal)
spline go
a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
toothpick go
pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic