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

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

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

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

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

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..

Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.

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

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

Exacuate :: Exacuate (v. t.) To whet or sharpen.

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

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

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

Harpoon :: Harpoon (n.) A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun..

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

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..

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 shrill or piercing.

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

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..

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