Sharpens As A Knife Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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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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	verb • make keen or more acute • sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
	45%	8		Hones a knife
	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

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New York Times03 Oct 2006	Down 35
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