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SHARPENER

• SHARPENER (noun)
The noun SHARPENER has 1 sense:

1. any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper

Familiarity information: SHARPENER used as a noun is very rare.

• SHARPENER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

a knife sharpener

Hypernyms ("sharpener" is a kind of...):

implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sharpener"):

grindstone (a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools)

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)

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(English proverb)
"Wise enemy is better than a foolish friend."
(Azerbaijani proverb)
"The ideal phrase is that which is short and to the point."
(Arabic proverb)
"Trust yourself and your horse."
(Croatian proverb)

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