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Sharpens Crossword Clue

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verb

• make keen or more acute

• sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

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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

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noun

• the boundary of a surface

• a line determining the limits of an area

• a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object

• the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

• a slight competitive advantage

• the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something

verb

• advance slowly, as if by inches

• provide with a border or edge

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

• provide with an edge

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