SHARPENED Synonyms

• having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges

• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• the act of cutting something into parts

• a piece cut off from the main part of something

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of diluting something

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• having a specified kind of border or edge

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination

• being in a tense state

• the solid part of the earth's surface

• a rational motive for a belief or action

• the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

• a relation that provides the foundation for something

• a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

• material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

• a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

• a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

• (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

• the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

• fix firmly and stably

• confine or restrict to the ground

• place or put on the ground

• instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

• bring to the ground

• hit or reach the ground

• throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

• (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.

• cover with a primer; apply a primer to

• connect to a ground

• use as a basis for; found on

• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

• suitable for cutting or piercing

• having a sharply uneven surface or outline

• having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

• a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

• intense or sharp

• excellent

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• having a sharp cutting edge or point

• express grief verbally

• somewhat ill or prone to illness

• having or rising to a peak

• having a point

• direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant

• loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

• a small hole made by a sharp object

• the act of puncturing or perforating

• pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

• make by piercing

• reduce or lessen the size or importance of

• cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing

• be pierced or punctured

• notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

• having or as if having especially high-pitched spots

• becoming gradually narrower

• a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

• a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

• office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

• a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

• record in a public office or in a court of law

• smooth with a file

• proceed in line

• file a formal charge against

• place in a container for keeping records

• a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

• a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc.

• sharpen with a hone

• make perfect or complete

• dried plum

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• make keen or more acute

• sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

• concentrate on a particular place or spot

• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

• become focussed or come into focus

• put (an image) into focus