| NOUN | artifact | sharpener | any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper |
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| Meaning | Any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper. | |
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| Example | "a knife sharpener" | |
| Narrower | grindstone | A revolving stone shaped like a disk |
| 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 |
| Spanish | afiladora, afilador, sacapuntas | |
| Verbs | sharpen | make sharp / sharp / sharp / sharp or sharper / sharper / sharper / sharper |
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