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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..

Sickle :: Sickle (n.) A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap..

Rub :: Rub (n.) A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone..

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

Pickedness :: Pickedness (n.) The state of being sharpened; pointedness.

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..

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..

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

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

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

Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge..

Acumination :: Acumination (n.) A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.

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

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

Spiculate :: Spiculate (v. t.) To sharpen to a point.

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..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more shrill or piercing.

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..

Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop..

Sharp :: Sharp (v. t.) To sharpen.

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