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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
sharpener is a tool for sharpening. It may refer to: Knife sharpener, a tool for sharpening a knife Sharpening steel, a tool for sharpening a knife, usually
Sharpener
Tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface
sharpener (or pencil pointer, or in Ireland a parer or topper) is a tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners
Pencil_sharpener
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
German knife maker
manufacturing process; stamped Wüsthof knives have over 40. For blade sharpening, Wüsthof employs its proprietary automated PEtec procedure ("Precision
Wüsthof
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
Process of forging swords
commercially available swords have been manufactured by stock removal. Sharpening Japanese swordsmithing Tonelli, Gabriele; Faccoli, Michela; Gotti, Roberto;
Sword_making
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Tool for sharpening milling cutters and tool bits
available, not that the machine is capable of sharpening the universe of tools. The machine is not capable of sharpening drill bits in the standard profiles, or
Tool_and_cutter_grinder
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)
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
Neolithic stone tool
and sharpening stone objects, particularly axes. Polissoirs contrast with grindstones, of a later period, which are stones used to grind or sharpen ferrous
Polissoir
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Sharpen Up (17 March 1969 – 2 March 1992) was a British racehorse and sire. He was one of the leading European two-year-olds of his generation, winning
Sharpen_Up
Craft
powered sharpening wheels and abrasives. This sharpening process requires either skill of the craftsman, or one of the many available sharpening jigs, which
Woodturning
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Indian fashion designer and politician
Adhikari. Her appointment is being seen as a strategic move by the BJP as it sharpens its focus on women-centric welfare, safety, and empowerment initiatives
Agnimitra_Paul
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
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
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)
Musical chord
both a natural and a flattened third, while the chord symbol has the sharpened ninth. Other more uncommon notations and names include major/minor or
Dominant seventh sharp ninth chord
Dominant_seventh_sharp_ninth_chord
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
American hard rock band
show in 1996), they reassembled in 2003 to page their latest achievement, Sharpen Your Sticks, one track of which ("Cavemen Rejoice") eventually found its
The_Bags_(Massachusetts_band)
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
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
Boots with blades attached to the bottom for propelling the bearer across a sheet of ice
regular hockey boots. Sharpening ice hockey skates plays a key factor in a player's ability to skate and players will sharpen their skates hundreds of
Ice_skate
Shaping tool
consists of a steel strip with holes punched out and the rim of each hole sharpened to form a cutting edge. The strip is mounted in a carriage or handle.
Surform
2026 song by BTS
strings arrangement with a percussion rhythm resembling the sound of sharpening blades. In both Korean and English, the BTS singers each perform the sung-through
Hooligan_(song)
Knives intended for use in the process of preparing food
frequent sharpening, and are sometimes used to make steak knives which do not need frequent sharpening. However, they are not readily sharpened properly
Kitchen_knife
Sharp table knife used for cutting steak
World War I, all table knives were sharp, but required frequent upkeep—sharpening and polishing. With the decline in numbers of domestic workers, this upkeep
Steak_knife
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up spearhead in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spearhead is the sharpened point (head) of a spear, similar to an arrowhead. It is often a separate
Spearhead
Type of kitchen knife
chef's knife's multi-purpose abilities, some users employ differential sharpening along the length of the blade. The fine tip, used for precision work such
Chef's_knife
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
and in exchange Haruko later finds and gives her a whetstone for blade sharpening. Some time later, Orinoko manages to craft an ugly but solid knife for
FLCL:_Grunge
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
Signal processing algorithm
The method of reassignment is a technique for sharpening a time-frequency representation (e.g. spectrogram or the short-time Fourier transform) by mapping
Reassignment_method
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)
Key component of a chainsaw
Wear and sharpening cause the teeth to become shorter. End-of-life is reached when the top of the head is too short. A saw chain must be sharpened when the
Saw_chain
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
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
Kitchen utensil
ISBN 978-0-8135-3129-8. Emily Hadson (19 September 2010). How to Sharpen a Knife? (Knife Sharpening Techniques). Gibbs Smith. pp. 229–. ISBN 978-1-4236-1411-1
Tomato_knife
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
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)
American actor (born 1967)
Goju-Ryu (for which he studied under Master Eddie Morales where he learned to sharpen his Goju karate technique), taekwondo, kobudō, Tang Soo Do, wushu, jujutsu
Michael_Jai_White
2024.11.059. PMID 39793568. Pollock, T.; Anderson, P. S. L. (2025). "Sharpening our understanding of saber-tooth biomechanics". The Anatomical Record
2025_in_paleomammalogy
Japanese compact car
John (15 November 2018). "New 2020 Toyota Corolla Sedan Is Here, All Sharpened Up". Carscoops. Australia. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018
Toyota_Corolla
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
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Hindu
An epithet of Ganesh
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Dark Skinned Warrior
Male
Danish
, peace ruler.
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
A Flower Name; Similar to Samantha
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Certain or for Sure
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gunjitha | கà¯à®¨à¯à®œà¯€à®¤à®¾
Humming of bee
Female
Polish
Polish form of German Gertrude, GERTRUDA means "spear strength."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Merciful
Male
Egyptian
, chief, director.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who Protects the Fire
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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.
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 reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
n.
A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
n.
A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
n.
The act of sharpening.
n.
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
n.
A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.
n.
A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.
n.
A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.
n.
An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives.
n.
The act of sharpening.
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.
Act of sharpening.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sharpen