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Abrasive slab used to sharpen tools
Sharpening stones, or whetstones, are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools such as knives through grinding and honing. Such stones come in a wide
Sharpening_stone
Creating or refining the edge of a cutting tool
Sharpening is the process of creating or refining a sharp edge of appropriate shape on a tool or implement designed for cutting. Sharpening is done by
Sharpening
Practice of manually sharpening the teeth
Human tooth sharpening is the practice of manually sharpening the teeth, usually the front incisors. Filed teeth are customary in various cultures. Many
Human_tooth_sharpening
Process of grinding a knife against a hard surface
sharpening: removing metal to form a new edge rough sharpening (using either water stones, oil stones, or medium grits of sandpaper) fine sharpening (using
Knife_sharpening
Sculpture by Curtis Ingvoldstad in Minneapolis, MN, US
out at the inaugural sharpening Sharpenings are done using a scaffold Bicycles at the 2nd sharpening Crowds at the 3rd sharpening Crowds grew significantly
Loti_Pencil
Tool used to sharpen woodworking tools
A sharpening jig is often used when sharpening woodworking tools. Many of the tools used in woodworking have steel blades which are sharpened to a fine
Sharpening_jig
Pre-sharpening process of filing/grinding the teeth or cutting tool knives
removed. Jointing is usually the first step in the process of sharpening: When sharpening a hand saw blade, the teeth are jointed by running a flat file
Jointing_(sharpening)
Rod of steel used to restore keenness to dulled blades
A honing steel, sometimes referred to as a sharpening steel, whet steel, sharpening stick, sharpening rod, butcher's steel, and chef's steel, is a rod
Honing_steel
Leveling and sharpening are two functions that are automatic and exist within memory. Sharpening is usually the way people remember small details in the
Leveling_and_sharpening
Round sharpening stone
grinding stone, is a sharpening stone used for grinding or sharpening ferrous tools, used since ancient times. Tools are sharpened by the stone's abrasive
Grindstone
Image sharpening technique
Unsharp masking (USM) is an image sharpening technique, first implemented in darkroom photography, but now commonly used in digital image processing software
Unsharp_masking
Processes of altering images
purists frown on the result as appearing unnatural. Another form of image sharpening involves a form of contrast. This is done by finding the average color
Image_editing
Form of radar used to create images of landscapes
electronics) and more spectral information of target reflectivity. Doppler Beam Sharpening commonly refers to the method of processing unfocused real-beam phase
Synthetic-aperture_radar
Craftsman who sharpens cutting tools
and Western Europe. They moved through the towns and offered sharpening and sharpening knives and scissors. In the second half of the 20th century, the
Scissor_grinder
Melee weapon with a cutting edge
An edged weapon, or bladed weapon, is a hand-to-hand combat weapon with a cutting edge. Bladed weapons include swords, daggers, knives, and bayonets. Edged
Edged_and_bladed_weapons
Political party in the United States
Economy. McCormick, Stephanie Armour and John (March 14, 2020). "Democrats Sharpen Criticism of Trump's Health-Care Policy in Coronavirus Pandemic". The Wall
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
American company that develops and manufactures skate sharpening equipment
Sparx Hockey is an American company that develops and manufactures skate sharpening equipment for ice hockey, figure skating, and sled hockey. It was founded
Sparx_Hockey
1989 book by Stephen R. Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a business and self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey. First published in 1989, the book goes over Covey's
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People
Tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface
sharpener (or pencil pointer, or in Ireland parer or topper) is a tool for sharpening a wood-cased pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface.
Pencil_sharpener
Liquid, solution or emulsion used to aid in the cutting or grinding of metal
fluid, and cutting oil. In the context of hand blade sharpening, honing oil is used on a sharpening stone to protect the stone, carry away the debris (swarf)
Honing_oil
Ongoing conflict in the Middle East
April 2026. "Israeli strike kills Christian party official in Lebanon, sharpening divides over Hezbollah". Reuters. 6 April 2026. "Lebanese Army Clarifies
2026_Lebanon_war
Japanese manga series
Immortal Maid Scary, Scary Kaede Mai-chan's Home Cooking Mai-chan's Outing Sharpening New Products Would You Do Me a Favor? Mai-chan's Brother? Amateur Fights
Mai-chan's_Daily_Life
American politician and activist (born 1941)
class conflict, Sanders sees social democratic demands as a means to sharpening class confrontation and raising class consciousness. His views have been
Bernie_Sanders
Capital and largest city of Italy
original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2024. "The spotlight sharpens: Eni and corruption in Republic of Congo's oil sector". Global Witness
Rome
Sharp cutting part of a weapon or tool
harder than natural sharpening stones and is as hard as alumina sharpening stones. Zirconium dioxide is also harder than garnet sharpening stones and is nearly
Blade
Writing instrument made from a feather
drying. It will retain its shape adequately, requiring only infrequent sharpening. The strongest quills come from the primary flight feathers discarded
Quill
German cutlery manufacturer
monument and the town's landmark. DICKORON Sharpening steels utilizing sapphire surfaces for both honing and sharpening. ErgoGrip Butcher knives MasterGrip Butcher
F._Dick
AI imaging system by Samsung
AI-based image processing tool that applies upscaling, noise reduction, and sharpening. Its Camera Shift feature adjusts the perceived camera height by modifying
ProVisual_Engine
Enclosure of palisades and tall walls made of logs
tall walls, made of logs placed side by side vertically, with the tops sharpened as a defensive wall. Stockade is derived from the French word estocade
Stockade
Process of forging swords
commercially available swords have been manufactured by stock removal. Sharpening Japanese swordsmithing Tonelli, Gabriele; Faccoli, Michela; Gotti, Roberto;
Sword_making
Knife with a blade made out of non-metallic material
does not need regular sharpening in the same way as steel, when its blade eventually becomes blunt or chipped specialized sharpening services are required
Ceramic_knife
American humorist (born 1972)
About His New Artisanal Pencil-Sharpening Project, Daily Details For the person who has everything: artisanal pencil sharpening, Los Angeles Times Larson,
David_Rees_(cartoonist)
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. A sharpener is a tool for sharpening. It may refer to: Knife sharpener, a tool for sharpening a knife Sharpening steel, a tool for aligning the edge
Sharpener
Device for straightening and polishing blades
infused with abrasive compound may be used for stropping. Knife sharpening Sharpening Sharpening stone "What Does Stropping Do". 2014-08-13. Archived from the
Razor_strop
Japanese knife for cutting vegetables
and sometimes have a Kurouchi black-finished blade. The cutting edge is sharpened with a double bevelled (from both sides) sharpener, called ryōba in Japanese
Nakiri_bōchō
Type of rock
for use as arrow and spear points, and later to make sharpening stones. Novaculite-rich sharpening stones from Arkansas are called Arkansas stones; stones
Novaculite
Traditional Japanese forging technique
usually chip more easily in use and sharpening and are extra sensitive to hard surfaces including in sharpening. As the edge is more fragile, the user
Honyaki
German knife maker
manufacturing process; stamped Wüsthof knives have over 40. For blade sharpening, Wüsthof employs its proprietary automated PEtec procedure ("Precision
Wüsthof
Indian cricketer (born 1988)
Retrieved 18 October 2015. Purohit, Abhishek (4 April 2014). "Kohli sharpened under pressure". ESPNcricinfo. Dhaka. Retrieved 9 July 2014. Atherton
Virat_Kohli
American assault rifle
descendants of the M3 fighting knife and have spear-point blade with a half sharpened secondary edge. The newer M9 bayonet has a clip-point blade with saw teeth
M16_rifle
American mass media conglomerate (2025–present)
September 19, 2023. Szalai, Georg (December 29, 2020). "How ViacomCBS Has Sharpened Its Focus on Streaming Via Deals". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries
Paramount_Skydance
Type of metric space
y)=\|x-y\|} ), the last property can be made stronger using the Krull sharpening to: ‖ x + y ‖ ≤ max { ‖ x ‖ , ‖ y ‖ } {\displaystyle \|x+y\|\leq \max
Ultrametric_space
Spiritual leader of Tibet since 1940
Perlroth, Nicole; Conger, Kate; Mozur, Paul (25 October 2019). "China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide". The New York Times. Archived
14th_Dalai_Lama
Puerto Rican rapper, actor and record producer (born 1994)
Telegramgate. Bad Bunny and Residente released "Afilando Los Cuchillos" ("Sharpening the knives") during the demonstrations. In 2019, Bad Bunny headlined the
Bad_Bunny
Knife associated with the Gurkhas of Nepal
from becoming slippery; that it delineates the end of the blade whilst sharpening; that it is a symbol representing a cow's foot, or Shiva; or that it can
Kukri
Booby-trapped stake or spike
trapped stake. It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo, which is sharpened, heated, and usually set in a hole. They are banned by the Geneva Convention
Punji_stick
Video-generating LLM (2024–2026)
Retrieved March 24, 2026. "OpenAI discontinues Sora video platform to sharpen focus on enterprise products". Reuters. March 24, 2026. "OpenAI just gave
Sora_(text-to-video_model)
Knife used to remove body hair
Retrieved 24 November 2012. Steve Bottorff (1 January 2002). Sharpening Made Easy: A Primer on Sharpening Knives and Other Edged Tools. Knife World Publications
Straight_razor
French extreme body modification artist
Subdermal implants Scarification Removal of dermis Removal of scalp Teeth sharpening Eye tattoo Almost full black tattoo coverage Piercings As most of these
Anthony_Loffredo
first component with the pan band. Pan-sharpening techniques can result in spectral distortions when pan sharpening satellite images as a result of the nature
Pansharpening
American escapologist and stuntman (1874–1926)
depended on ghostwriters. The theme of his book on Robert-Houdin was sharpened to a razor's edge, and was now titled The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin."
Harry_Houdini
Matrix used in image processing to alter an image
kernel, convolution matrix, or mask is a small matrix used for blurring, sharpening, embossing, edge detection, and more. This is accomplished by doing a
Kernel_(image_processing)
Norse seafarers, merchants and raiders
Jutland, who used it for pottery. Whetstones were traded and used for sharpening weapons, tools and knives. There are indications from Ribe and surrounding
Vikings
Type of musical chord
choro, samba and bossa nova. Another common use of the chord is as a sharpened subdominant with diminished seventh chord. This is represented by the
Diminished_seventh_chord
Incising designs by cutting into a surface
tools. Sharpening a graver or burin requires either a sharpening stone or wheel. Harder carbide and steel gravers require diamond-grade sharpening wheels;
Engraving
Short sword used by sailors on sailing ships
broad sabre or slashing sword with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped
Cutlass
Small folding knife
Lane. ISBN 978-1-63637-264-8. As he came along in the train, he had been sharpening a pencil, and the sudden jolt of the engine as it drew up at a station
Penknife
1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
of the Kabul government was their solution for peace. This confidence, sharpened by their distrust of the United Nations, virtually guaranteed their refusal
Soviet–Afghan_War
Japanese mid-size car
2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017. Rosevear, John (18 October 2017). "Honda Sharpens Its All-New 2018 Accord to Steal SUV Sales". The Motley Fool. Retrieved
Honda_Accord
Musical interval
In music, a ninth is a compound interval consisting of an octave plus a second. Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance
Ninth_(interval)
9th century mathematical manuscript
Latin manuscript Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes (English: Problems to Sharpen the Young) is one of the earliest known collections of recreational mathematics
Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes
Propositiones_ad_Acuendos_Juvenes
Agricultural reaping hand tool
1981. "Peening and Sharpening – Scythe Cymru". Tomlin, Steve (31 May 2016). "Learning to peen a scythe". "Peening and Sharpening – Scythe Cymru". Tomlin
Scythe
Topics referred to by the same term
(metalworking), machining a surface by scrubbing an abrasive stone against it Sharpening edged tools with a manual hone Honing, Norfolk, English village Henkjan
Honing
American multi-role fighter aircraft
as well as 25 operating modes, including ground-mapping, Doppler beam-sharpening, ground moving target indication, sea target, and track while scan (TWS)
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon
Country in Southern and Western Europe
from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022. "The spotlight sharpens: Eni and corruption in Republic of Congo's oil sector". Global Witness
Italy
2021–present reorganization of forces
Security Force Assistance Brigade (April 30, 2019) Combat advisor teams sharpen skills in multinational exercise A RIC-U might be used by a coalition partner
Transformation of the United States Army
Transformation_of_the_United_States_Army
Specialized digital signal processor used for image processing
processor must sharpen edges and contours. It therefore must detect edges correctly and reproduce them smoothly and without over-sharpening. Image processor
Image_processor
2002 studio album by Ugly Casanova
Sharpen Your Teeth is the only studio album by the indie rock band Ugly Casanova. Brainchild of Modest Mouse lead singer Isaac Brock, Ugly Casanova was
Sharpen_Your_Teeth
Eating disorder
"What next for eating disorder genetics? Replacing myths with facts to sharpen our understanding". Molecular Psychiatry. 27 (10): 3929–3938. doi:10
Anorexia_nervosa
Process of treating animal skin to produce leather
treated with milk of lime (a basic agent) typically supplemented by "sharpening agents" (disulfide reducing agents) such as sodium sulfide, cyanides,
Tanning_(leather)
Arab national group of the Levant
among the peoples of the Ottoman empire in the late 19th century that sharpened following the demarcation of modern nation-state boundaries in the Middle
Palestinians
Two-sided tool
rakehoe) is a two-sided blade—one a rake with coarse tines, one a flat sharpened hoe—on a long wooden handle. It is a standard tool during wildfire suppression
McLeod_(tool)
Animal
make implements. Specifically, in Italian cuisine, the horse tibia is sharpened into a probe called a spinto, which is used to test the readiness of a
Horse
Strongest pirate crew in One Piece
grasshopper mandibles and wings. Battaman (バッタマン, Battaman): A Gifter who can sharpen his fingers into grasshopper-like claws. Kamakirigirl (カマキリガール, Kamakirigāru):
Four_Emperors_(One_Piece)
Archaeological site in Michigan, US
scrapers and side scrapers, and lithic flakes Ground stone – including sharpening stones, a celt, a gorget, an adze, a hammerstone, and birdstone figurine
Fort_Wayne_mound_site
John F. Kennedy's brother-in-law "I'm going to stop now, but I'm going to sharpen the ax before I put it up, dear." — E. E. Cummings, American poet (3 September
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
1962 novel by Anthony Burgess
A Clockwork Orange is a novel by the English writer Anthony Burgess, published on 17 March 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture
A_Clockwork_Orange_(novel)
Grooves carved into rock
in the 1850s. At first they were called "sharpening stones", but later they received the name "sword sharpening stones". After some time, newspapers and
Grooves_(archaeology)
Person in charge of equipment used by a business or organization
repairs, ensuring safety compliance, and routine maintenance such as skate sharpening in ice hockey. The role supports athletes by maintaining the condition
Equipment_manager
Japanese tableware and technology company
Noritake Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese porcelain, fine ceramics, and sharpening stone manufacturer headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. In 1876, Ichizaemon
Noritake
Mammal tooth type
lower teeth modified in such a way as to allow enlarged and often self-sharpening edges to pass by each other in a shearing manner. This adaptation is found
Carnassial
Tool to dress the surface of a grinding wheel
dulled and loses its effectiveness. Exposing the fresh grains is thus a sharpening process. Glazing of the wheel is evidence of rounded grains and is noticeable
Grinding_dresser
2009 single by Electrico & Kelvin Tan (Chinese version)
Directed by Bertrand Lee, the music video opens with a bokeh effect later sharpens to reveal band member David Tan. The camera then traces him around the
What_Do_You_See?
Custom-made tool used to control the location or motion of another tool
tool to the precise location it is needed. Jig grinder Staircase jig Sharpening jig Tapering jig Henriksen 1973, p. 1. Henriksen, Erik Karl (1973), Jig
Jig_(tool)
2009 American film
numerous sketches and parodies. Some of them are a competition of pencil sharpening held in Indiana, a music video from the Marquessa de Sade, and a horror
Imps*
Canadian internet personality (born 1996)
uploaded a video about his pursuit and achievement of the world record in sharpening pencils as fast as possible. Later that year, on October 20, he uploaded
SmallAnt
Ice sport performed on figure skates
and blades at a reputable skate shop. Professionals are also employed to sharpen blades to individual requirements. Blades are about 4.7 millimetres (3⁄16
Figure_skating
Type of pole weapon primarily used for bear hunting
animals, such as boars (in which case it might be called a boar spear). The sharpened head of a bear spear was enlarged and usually took the form of a bay leaf
Bear_spear
abortion, including the administration of abortifacient herbs, the use of sharpened implements, the application of abdominal pressure, and other techniques
History_of_abortion
Chinese knife gun
used for cutting when used in combination with the knife and features a sharpening stone. The saw file on the spine of the blade can be used for filing.
QSB-11
Circular throwing weapon
a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent. It is circular with a sharpened outer edge and a diameter of 12–30 centimetres (4+1⁄2–12 inches). It is
Chakram
been used to adjust images with different amounts of sharpening to a standard amount of sharpening, and to compare resolution in of those adjusted images
Imatest
Romance, horror and death literary genre
Varney the Vampire (1847), which introduced the trope of vampires having sharpened teeth. Another notable English author of penny dreadfuls is George W.
Gothic_fiction
2025–2026 concert tour by Lady Gaga
that "Gaga didn't just revisit [the Coachella show] — she expanded it, sharpened it, sprinkled in some nostalgia, and fully realized the gothic dream she
The_Mayhem_Ball
Middleware software suite
reconstructed pixels at display resolution. A sharpening pass called RCAS (Robust Contrast-Adaptive Sharpening) that extracts pixel detail in the upscaled
GPUOpen
Tool used to remove fine amounts of material
like a toothed cylinder. Saw sharpening files are usually single cut to deliver a smooth finish. They are suited to sharpening saw blades and dressing tool
File_(tool)
their desire to possess Odin's magical sharpening stone. (Norse mythology) Whetstone of Tudwal Tudglyd, sharpens the blade of a fine warrior. It shall
List_of_mythological_objects
Image-generation models developed by OpenAI
reported that GPT Image 1 exhibits technical weaknesses such as over-sharpening artifacts, a warm color bias, and common mistakes in rendering human poses
GPT_Image
Classic, humorous children's song
the straw, he needs a knife. To use the knife, he needs to sharpen it. If the sharpening stone must be damp, he needs water. But to fetch water, he needs
There's_a_Hole_in_My_Bucket
Topics referred to by the same term
musical mode or diatonic scale Major Locrian scale, the scale obtained by sharpening the second and third degrees of the locrian mode Locrian ♮2 or Half diminished
Locrian
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Female
Scandinavian
Short form of Scandinavian Birgitta, BIRGIT means "exalted one."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Aware; Enlightened One
Boy/Male
English
Trumpeter.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Place Where Earth and Sky Meet
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, Swedish
Happy Exclamation; Happy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Devotee of God
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Famous
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Abiyhuw, ABIHU means "he is (my) father." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Aaron who was slain (along with his brother Nadab) by God for offering incense contrary to the law.Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Honored, Desired, Liked
Boy/Male
Sikh
Victor, Warrior in battle
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n.
A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
n.
A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.
n.
A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.
n.
A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.
v. t.
To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife.
n.
The act of sharpening.
n.
A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill.
n.
The act of sharpening.
n.
A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
n.
Act of sharpening.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sharpen
n.
An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives.
n.
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
n.
The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
n.
A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.