Sharpen

  • 91Knife sharpening — Knives are sharpened by grinding against a hard rough surface, typically stone, or a soft surface with hard particles, such as sandpaper. For finer sharpening, a leather razor strap, or strop, is often used. The smaller the angle between the… …

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  • 92Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes — The medieval Latin manuscript Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes (English: Problems to Sharpen the Young ) is one of the earliest known collections of recreational mathematics problems. [ [http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/Alcuin.html… …

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  • 93Timeform — est une publication britannique fondée en 1948, consacrée aux courses hippiques. Rating Chaque année, Timeform publie des classifications, attribuant aux chevaux une « valeur », ou rating, suivant de nombreux critères. Le rating est… …

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  • 94Chasys Draw IES — Developer(s) John Paul Chacha s Lab [1] Stable release 3.66.02 / 5 September 2011; 51 days ago (2011 09 05) Operating system …

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  • 95paragon — [16] When we say someone is a ‘paragon of virtue’ – a perfect example of virtue, able to stand comparison with any other – we are unconsciously using the long dead metaphor of ‘sharpening’ them against others. The word comes via archaic French… …

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  • 96intensify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. deepen, strengthen, heighten, sharpen; concentrate; aggravate (see increase). See strength. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strengthen, heighten, sharpen, emphasize, deepen, escalate, increase, aggravate,… …

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  • 97sharp — 01. Be careful with that knife; it is really [sharp]. 02. Make sure you [sharpen] your pencils before the test begins. 03. We need to [sharpen] this knife; I can t cut anything with it. 04. Ronaldo cut his foot on a [sharp] rock at the beach. 05 …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 98whet — (v.) O.E. hwettan, from P.Gmc. *khwatjanan (Cf. O.N. hvetja to sharpen, encourage, M.L.G., M.Du. wetten, O.H.G. wezzan, Ger. wetzen to sharpen, Goth. ga hvatjan to sharpen, incite ), from an adjective represented by O.E. hwæt brave, bold, O.S.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 99'κόνα — ἀκόνᾱ , ἀκόνη whetstone fem nom/voc/acc dual ἀκόνᾱ , ἀκόνη whetstone fem nom/voc sg (doric aeolic) ἀ̱κόνᾱ , ἀκονάω sharpen imperf ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic) ἀκόνᾱ , ἀκονάω sharpen pres imperat act 2nd sg ἀκόνᾱ , ἀκονάω sharpen imperf ind… …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 100διηκονημένα — διά ἀκονάω sharpen perf part mp neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic ionic) διηκονημένᾱ , διά ἀκονάω sharpen perf part mp fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic ionic) διηκονημένᾱ , διά ἀκονάω sharpen perf part mp fem nom/voc sg (attic doric ionic aeolic) …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)