pencil sharpener

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Noun1.pencil sharpener - a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils
sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"
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Translations
مِبْرَاةٌ
ořezávátko
blyantspidser
BleistiftspitzerAnspitzer
ξύστρα
sacapuntas
kynänteroitin
taille-crayontaille-crayonsaiguisoir
šiljilo
ceruzafaragóceruzahegyező
yddari
temperamatite
鉛筆削り
연필깎이
potloodslijper
blyantspisser
temperówka
apara-lápisapontador de lápis
точилка
šilček
pennvässare
ที่เหลาดินสอ
kalemtıraş
cái gọt bút chì
铅笔刀

pencil sharpener

[ˈpɛnslˌʃɑːpnəʳ] ntemperamatite m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pencil sharpener

مِبْرَاةٌ ořezávátko blyantspidser Bleistiftspitzer ξύστρα sacapuntas kynänteroitin taille-crayons šiljilo temperamatite 鉛筆削り 연필깎이 potloodslijper blyantspisser temperówka apara-lápis, apontador de lápis точилка pennvässare ที่เหลาดินสอ kalemtıraş cái gọt bút chì 铅笔刀
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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"We can confirm that the incident involved one boy threatening another with a small pencil sharpener blade which was quickly dealt with.
The girl borrowed a compass from a friend to take out the blade from a pencil sharpener.
The stationery set includes 2 highlighters, a 15cm ruler, note pad, 2 ball point pends, eraser, pencil sharpener, 6 colouring pencils and 2 HB pencils, [pounds sterling]4.99 from Argos.
The pencil sharpener's trickier to date but probably also hails from the 1930s.
Techno-crafters twelve and up will enjoy this guide to repurposing old computer parts, outdated cell phones, and various other electronic gadgetry destined for the landfill, into snazzy accessories like ribbon cable hair clips or a scanner side table perfect for holding a post-industrial nightlight and mouse pencil sharpener. Step-by-step instructions for 62 such projects are detailed with clear illustrations and photographs of the finished creations.
The design was basic with green or red crackers tied with gold ribbon.The gifts inside were quite cheap,each cracker offers a pencil sharpener, notebook, puzzle, plastic frog, hat and a joke.The cracker also fell apart a bit when pulled.But despite this, the crackers are good value for money if you are on a budget.
The 11 Piece Value Set ($7.99) has all the tools a Bakugan Brawler needs to impress the teacher: two folders, notebook, memo pad, pencil pouch, three pencils, pencil sharpener, ruler, and eraser.
But now, much to my horror, the pencil sharpener isn't there.
1879 The pencil sharpener was patented by J L Love.
It's about the same size as an electric pencil sharpener, but it actually is a printer that hooks up to your PC via a USB port.
The Kit includes: 40 pre-printed images sheets, 50 blank sheets, 4 die-cut stencils, 6 colored pencils, pencil sharpener, ruler and a 56-page instruction guide.
Making this switch possible was new chip mill processes enabling the grinding up (in a device resembling a giant pencil sharpener) of smaller-diameter whole logs.
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