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Edge :: Edge (v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

Empalement :: Empalement (n.) A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires..

Palisade :: Palisade (n.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense..

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

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

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

Acuate :: Acuate (v. t.) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.

Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate..

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

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..

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

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 biting, sarcastic, or severe..

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..

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

Rebate :: Rebate (n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood..

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..

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

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