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Crowbar :: Crowbar (n.) A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever..

Grind :: Grind (v. t.) To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc..

Grindstone :: Grindstone (n.) A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects..

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..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease..

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..

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

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..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar..

Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act of sharpening.

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

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..

Grit :: Grit (n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit..

Grind :: Grind (n.) The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.

Whetter :: Whetter (n.) One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates..

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

Gunflint :: Gunflint (n.) A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion caps..

Strop :: Strop (v. t.) To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor..

Broach :: Broach (n.) An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers..

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