sharpener
1sharpener — (n.) 1630s, agent noun from SHARPEN (Cf. sharpen) …
2sharpener — n. a pencil sharpener * * * [ ʃɑːp(ə)nə] a pencil sharpener …
3sharpener — [[t]ʃɑ͟ː(r)pnə(r)[/t]] sharpeners N COUNT: usu n N A sharpener is a tool or machine used for sharpening pencils or knives. ...a pencil sharpener …
4sharpener — UK [ˈʃɑː(r)p(ə)nə(r)] / US [ˈʃɑrp(ə)nər] noun [countable] Word forms sharpener : singular sharpener plural sharpeners a tool used for making something sharp, especially pencils or knives …
5sharpener — noun any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper a knife sharpener • Derivationally related forms: ↑sharpen • Hypernyms: ↑implement • Hyponyms: ↑grindstone, ↑pencil sharpener, ↑ …
6sharpener — noun A device for making things sharp See Also: sharp, pencil sharpener …
7sharpener — noun Sharpener is used after these nouns: ↑knife, ↑pencil …
8sharpener — an intoxicating drink Usually whisky or gin, which are supposed to liven you up: I managed to escape from Colditz for a sharpener or twain with the Major at the RAC Club. (Private Eye, May 1981 Colditz was Number 10, Downing Street,… …
9sharpener — sharpen ► VERB ▪ make or become sharp. DERIVATIVES sharpener noun …
10sharpener — noun see sharpen …