| slovo | definícia |
sharpen
(encz) | sharpen,doostřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpen
(encz) | sharpen,nabrousit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpen
(encz) | sharpen,naostřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpen
(encz) | sharpen,zostřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Sharpen
(gcide) | Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Sharpening.] [See Sharp, a.]
To make sharp. Specifically:
(a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;
as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.
(b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more
ready or ingenious.
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The air . . . sharpened his visual ray
To objects distant far. --Milton.
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and
sharpens our skill. --Burke.
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(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. --Shak.
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(d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain
or disease.
(e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each
word." --E. Smith.
(f) To render more shrill or piercing.
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Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase
and sharpen it. --Bacon.
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(g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of
the sun sharpen vinegar.
(h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to
apply a sharp to.
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Sharpen
(gcide) | Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. i.
To grow or become sharp.
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sharpen
(wn) | sharpen
v 1: make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives" [ant: blunt,
dull]
2: make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our
arguments"
3: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
4: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot
enjoy the movie" [syn: focus, focalize, focalise,
sharpen] [ant: blear, blur]
5: make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper [ant: soften]
6: raise the pitch of (musical notes) [ant: drop, flatten]
7: give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [syn: sharpen,
taper, point]
8: make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your
vision" [syn: sharpen, heighten] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
pencilsharpener
(mass) | pencil-sharpener
- strúhadlo |
pencil sharpener
(encz) | pencil sharpener,ořezávátko (na tužky) luke |
resharpen
(encz) | resharpen,opětovně naostřit Zdeněk Brožresharpen,přeostřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpen up
(encz) | sharpen up, |
sharpen your pencils
(encz) | sharpen your pencils, |
sharpened
(encz) | sharpened,ostřený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpener
(encz) | sharpener,ořezávátko Jaroslav Šedivý |
sharpening
(encz) | sharpening,broušení n: Zdeněk Brožsharpening,ostření n: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpening steel
(encz) | sharpening steel,ocílka n: Zdeněk Brož |
unsharpened
(encz) | unsharpened, adj: |
Saw sharpener
(gcide) | Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[aum]ge,
OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s["o]g, L.
secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. Scythe,
Sickle, Section, Sedge.]
An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood,
iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel,
with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove
successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.
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Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first
part of a compound.
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Band saw, Crosscut saw, etc. See under Band,
Crosscut, etc.
Circular saw, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its
periphery, and revolved on an arbor.
Saw bench, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing,
especially with a circular saw which projects above the
table.
Saw file, a three-cornered file, such as is used for
sharpening saw teeth.
Saw frame, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the
saw, or gang of saws, is held.
Saw gate, a saw frame.
Saw gin, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in
which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set
of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which
is too fine for the seeds to pass.
Saw grass (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants
having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp
teeth, especially the Cladium Mariscus of Europe, and
the Cladium effusum of the Southern United States. Cf.
Razor grass, under Razor.
Saw log, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.
Saw mandrel, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened
for running.
Saw pit, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one
standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer.
Saw sharpener (Zool.), the great titmouse; -- so named from
its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.]
Saw whetter (Zool.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus
palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
Scroll saw, a ribbon of steel with saw teeth upon one edge,
stretched in a frame and adapted for sawing curved
outlines; also, a machine in which such a saw is worked by
foot or power.
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Sharpen
(gcide) | Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Sharpening.] [See Sharp, a.]
To make sharp. Specifically:
(a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;
as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.
(b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more
ready or ingenious.
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The air . . . sharpened his visual ray
To objects distant far. --Milton.
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and
sharpens our skill. --Burke.
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(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. --Shak.
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(d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain
or disease.
(e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each
word." --E. Smith.
(f) To render more shrill or piercing.
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Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase
and sharpen it. --Bacon.
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(g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of
the sun sharpen vinegar.
(h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to
apply a sharp to.
[1913 Webster]Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. i.
To grow or become sharp.
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Sharpening
(gcide) | Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Sharpening.] [See Sharp, a.]
To make sharp. Specifically:
(a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;
as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.
(b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more
ready or ingenious.
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The air . . . sharpened his visual ray
To objects distant far. --Milton.
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and
sharpens our skill. --Burke.
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(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. --Shak.
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(d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain
or disease.
(e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each
word." --E. Smith.
(f) To render more shrill or piercing.
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Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase
and sharpen it. --Bacon.
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(g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of
the sun sharpen vinegar.
(h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to
apply a sharp to.
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Unsharpened
(gcide) | Unsharpened \Unsharpened\
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pencil sharpener
(wn) | pencil sharpener
n 1: a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils |
sharpened
(wn) | sharpened
adj 1: having the point made sharp; "a sharpened pencil"
2: made sharp or sharper; "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly" |
sharpener
(wn) | sharpener
n 1: any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a
point) sharper; "a knife sharpener" |
unsharpened
(wn) | unsharpened
adj 1: not sharpened |
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