Definition of sharpen

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Sharpen (a.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to..

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Acuition :: Acuition (n.) The act of sharpening.
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..
Quill :: Quill (n.) A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more shrill or piercing.
Rifle :: Rifle (n.) A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes..
Pickedness :: Pickedness (n.) The state of being sharpened; pointedness.
Scythestone :: Scythestone (n.) A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.
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..
Acumination :: Acumination (n.) A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
Edge :: Edge (v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar..
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Grindstone :: Grindstone (n.) A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects..
Rebate :: Rebate (n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood..
Whet :: Whet (n.) That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer..
Stonebird :: Stone (n.) To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone..
Abattis :: Abattis (n.) A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease..
Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate..
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