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sharpener

/ˈʃɑːpnə(r)/noun

उच्चारण शार्प्नर

शार्पनर, छीलनी

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a tool or machine that makes things sharp

    शार्पनर, छीलनी

    • a pencil sharpener
    • I need a sharpener because my pencil is blunt.
    • He keeps a knife sharpener in the kitchen drawer.
    + 1 more example
    • The metal sharpener was in her pencil box.

    Synonyms whetstone grinder

◇Word family
sharpen verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

whetstone grinder

§Grammar and usage

Word family: sharp (adjective), sharpen (verb, make sharper: 'sharpen your skills'), sharpener (noun, a tool).

शब्द-परिवार: sharp (adjective), sharpen (verb, तेज़ करना: 'sharpen your skills'), sharpener (noun, औज़ार)।

Usage: sharpen also means improve ('Practice sharpens the mind').

प्रयोग में sharpen का अर्थ सुधारना भी है ('Practice sharpens the mind')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Pencil sharpener, knife sharpener.

Collocations: pencil sharpener, knife sharpener।