Meaning | Any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper. |
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Example | "a knife sharpener" |
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Narrower | grindstone | A revolving stone shaped like a disk |
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pencil sharpener | A rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils |
steel | knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod |
strickle | An implement for sharpening scythes |
strop | A leather strap used to sharpen razors |
Broader | implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end |
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Spanish | afiladora, afilador, sacapuntas |
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Verbs | sharpen | make sharp / sharp / sharp / sharp or sharper / sharper / sharper / sharper |
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