Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which sharpens.
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- noun A device for making things
sharp
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dave, another fine knife sharpener is made by Rada Mfg. Co.
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A new sharpener is available on application to the supervisor.
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Dave, another fine knife sharpener is made by Rada Mfg. Co.
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As for knife sharpeners, I find that the Chef's Choice 3-stage sharpener is the best and easiest to use all-around.
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• Has there been a preschooler on the planet who hasn't stuck a pinkie into the "free" built-in sharpener?
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Guys I used the ceramic sticks and Arkansas stones for years but I gotta tell ya the diamond sharpener is better in that: It doesn't require cleaning, needs no lube oil, small enough you can carry it in a pocket, it's unbreakable and you can make a razor's edge with just a few strokes.
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You don't need the box with 64 crayons and a built-in sharpener.
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I have had good luck with my Spyderco sharpener, which is like yours, except that it uses trangular stones and is far more expensive.
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The sharpener is a beautifully engineered steel cylinder style, made in Germany (by Kum).
Bend Blogs 2010
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The sharpener is a beautifully engineered steel cylinder style, made in Germany (by Kum).
Bend Blogs 2010
maesepedro commented on the word sharpener
...often in a separate location to that where the major of the evening will take place. I like it as the implication seems to be that the drink will somehow make the drinker sharper which, I think most of us would recognise, does not usually happen.
November 26, 2007
uselessness commented on the word sharpener
Unless the sharpener is an Irish coffee, in which, depending on the strength of the brew, the net stimulatory effect is a zero sum...
November 27, 2007
reesetee commented on the word sharpener
That is, if you don't ask for decaffeinated coffee. Then you're two steps behind before you even begin. ;-)
November 27, 2007
uselessness commented on the word sharpener
Any Irishman would tell you that decaf is blasphemy to all things good and pure, least of all coffee.
November 27, 2007
yarb commented on the word sharpener
I understood it to be a sharpener of thirst or appetite, rather than intellect.
November 27, 2007