sharpener

sharp·en  (shärpn)

tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens

To make or become sharp or sharper.

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sharpen·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener" grindstone - a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end pencil sharpener - a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils steel - knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod strickle - an implement for sharpening scythes strop - a leather strap used to sharpen razors

Translations

sharpener [ˈʃɑːpnəʳ] N (for pencil) → sacapuntas m inv; (for knife) → afilador m

sharpener [ˈʃɑː^rpənə^r] n

(also pencil sharpener) → taille-crayon m inv, taille-crayons m inv

(also knife sharpener) → aiguisoir m
sharp-eyed [ˌʃɑː^rpˈaɪd] adj → à qui rien n'échappe

sharpener

n → Schleifgerät nt; (in rod shape) → Wetzstahl m; (= pencil sharpener) → (Bleistift)spitzer m

sharpener [ˈʃɑːpnəʳ] n (for pencils) → temperamatite m inv; (for knives) → affilacoltelli m inv