chipper
/ˈtʃɪpər/
adjective
- Cheerful and energetic; in a good mood.
- Despite the early hour, she was chipper and ready to start the day.
- He gave a chipper wave as he walked past the window.
- The team was surprisingly chipper after losing the game.
noun
- A person who chips or breaks something into small pieces, especially in a factory or workshop.
- Each chipper was responsible for feeding logs into the machine.
- The chipper at the stone yard wore heavy gloves and goggles.
- The factory hired an extra chipper to handle the increased workload.
- A machine that chips wood, stone, or other materials into small pieces.
- The chipper made a loud grinding noise as it processed the logs.
- Be careful when feeding branches into the chipper.
- We rented a chipper to turn the tree branches into mulch.
verb
- To cut or break something into small pieces using a tool or machine.
- He spent the afternoon chippering old pallets for firewood.
- They hired a crew to chipper the fallen branches after the storm.
- The machine can chipper up to two tons of wood per hour.