SHARPING Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word sharping. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SHARPING
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edging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) | ||||||||
filing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the entering of a legal document into the public record • a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file • the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) • preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc. | ||||||||
grinding | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • material resulting from the process of grinding • a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) • the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice | ||||||||
honing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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. verb • sharpen with a hone • make perfect or complete | ||||||||
sharpening | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make sharp or sharper • make crisp or more crisp and precise • become sharp or sharper • put (an image) into focus • make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper • raise the pitch of (musical notes) • give a point to • make (one's senses) more acute | ||||||||
whetting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make keen or more acute • sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone |