Definition of sharpen

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Sharpen (a.) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe..

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Acumination :: Acumination (n.) A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
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..
Hone :: Hone (n.) A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone..
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..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more shrill or piercing.
File :: File (v. t.) To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth..
Rifle :: Rifle (n.) A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes..
Sharpening :: Sharpening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sharpe.
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to..
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..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires..
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..
Acuate :: Acuate (a.) Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
Grindstone :: Grindstone (n.) A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects..
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 (a.) To make sharp.
Exacuate :: Exacuate (v. t.) To whet or sharpen.
Whetter :: Whetter (n.) One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates..
Rub :: Rub (n.) A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone..
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