sharpen
Origin of sharpen
1Other words from sharpen
- sharp·en·er, noun
- pre·sharp·en, verb (used with object)
- re·sharp·en, verb
- un·sharp·ened, adjective
- un·sharp·en·ing, adjective
- well-sharpened, adjective
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How to use sharpen in a sentence
He said he thinks that the party would be better served by sharpening its message to low- and moderate-income voters of all races.
Rand Paul, Chris Christie Laid Out Plans for Black Voters at Penthouse Forum | David Freedlander | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDark night, flames from barrels, we are not sad, we are sharpening our knives.
While enrolled at FSU, he began sharpening his comedy routine.
Andrew Bachelor, a.k.a. King Bach, Is the King of Vine—And Comedy’s Next Big Thing | Marlow Stern | August 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“Pakistan is sharpening its knife to remove the Taliban like a cancer from its body,” he says.
Afghanistan: Will the Taliban Destroy Itself? | Sami Yousafzai | December 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSome extended primaries can help candidates, sharpening their views on various issues.
And indeed for most young men a college thesis is but an exercise for sharpening the wits, rarely dangerous in its later effects.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerWhile thus engaged Uncle Dick came in and began sharpening his knife at the fireplace.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterAcross the fields came the sharpening of a scythe, the cry of the grasshoppers, and the sound of a mill-wheel arose near by.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerSharpening a stick, they pressed it into the sand as they walked along, and wherever it entered easily they would dig.
He approved of Parpon, and never lost a chance of sharpening his humour on the dwarf's impish whetstone of a tongue.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for sharpen
/ (ˈʃɑːpən) /
to make or become sharp or sharper
music to raise the pitch of (a note), esp by one chromatic semitone: Usual US and Canadian word: sharp
Derived forms of sharpen
- sharpener, noun
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