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Whet :: Whet (n.) That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer..

Point :: Point (n.) To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral..

Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop..

Sharpening :: Sharpening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sharpe.

Spiculate :: Spiculate (v. t.) To sharpen to a point.

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw..

Whetstone :: Whetstone (n.) A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools..

Acuate :: Acuate (a.) Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

Harpoon :: Harpoon (n.) A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (v. i.) To grow or become sharp.

Pickedness :: Pickedness (n.) The state of being sharpened; pointedness.

Knife-edge :: Knife-edge (n.) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction..

Cutwater :: Cutwater (n.) A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself..

Acuation :: Acuation (n.) Act of sharpening.

Stonebird :: Stone (n.) To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone..

Scythestone :: Scythestone (n.) A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.

Whet :: Whet (v. t.) To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife..

Exacuate :: Exacuate (v. t.) To whet or sharpen.

Picket :: Picket (n.) A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses..

Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge..

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