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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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 multinational banking institution
he didn't want his "restlessness" to become a distraction as the bank sharpens its focus on its internal operations. But he's also stepping aside at age
U.S._Bancorp
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Process of forging swords
commercially available swords have been manufactured by stock removal. Sharpening Japanese swordsmithing Tonelli, Gabriele; Faccoli, Michela; Gotti, Roberto;
Sword_making
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
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
1978 crime in New Delhi, India
had two ceremonial kirpans, one small and a large, and had gotten them sharpened elsewhere. Billa was proficient in stealing cars and had gotten fake number
Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case
Geeta_and_Sanjay_Chopra_kidnapping_case
Political party in the United States
June 12, 2023. Gabriel, Trip (July 22, 2022). "After Roe, Republicans Sharpen Attacks on Gay and Transgender Rights". The New York Times. Retrieved September
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
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)
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
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
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
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)
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
German knife maker
manufacturing process; stamped Wüsthof knives have over 40. For blade sharpening, Wüsthof employs its proprietary automated PEtec procedure ("Precision
Wüsthof
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
American actress (born 1974)
added that with "her voice dropped an octave, slowed to a drawl, and sharpened with distrust, [she] is simply superb". Christian Bale and Adams teamed
Amy_Adams
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
Anti-government protests in Albania
with misleading narratives about the demonstrations. Balla's rhetoric sharpened after the late-June and early-July confrontations. On 30 June, he described
Flamingo_Revolution
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)
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
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
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
Town in Kwara State, Nigeria
invention of sharpening steels for knives. A man known as Ojo Isekuse who was one of the founding fathers of Ilorin devised a method for sharpening his knives
Okuta
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)
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
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
Australian actress (born 1979)
Retrieved 3 January 2019. Wolfe, Alexandra (3 August 2018). "Rose Byrne Sharpens Her Comedy Skills". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on
Rose_Byrne
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
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
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)
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)
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
despised untidiness, always keeping his work desk tidy and his pencils sharpened, and insisted on total silence while he was working. According to Fischer
Vladimir_Lenin
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
American serial killer (1942–1994)
death row inmate known as the I-57 killer, stabbed Gacy in the arm with a sharpened wire. He received treatment in the prison hospital. After his incarceration
John_Wayne_Gacy
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
American video streaming service
August 20, 2013. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. "Netflix Sharpens Focus On DVDs With DVD.com, But Don't Cry Qwikster. (It's Staying)". TechCrunch
Netflix
often made of Red or White Oak. Japanese carpenters use waterstones for sharpening. Japanese carpentry Yen, David (May 2012). "Japanese Timer Frame Methodology:
Japanese_chisel
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
2009 compilation album by Puressence
Sharpen Up the Knives is a compilation album by the English alternative rock band Puressence. The album's track listing consists mostly of tracks from
Sharpen_Up_the_Knives
abortion, including the administration of abortifacient herbs, the use of sharpened implements, the application of abdominal pressure, and other techniques
History_of_abortion
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
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
Indian whip-sword
razor-sharp on both sides, made from a special combination of strong, flexible, sharpened steel (Wootz steel) with a ball-bearing mechanism and therefore requires
Urumi
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*
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 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
Sporting goods store
new equipment respectively. Most franchisees will also provide skate sharpening. Play It Again Sports started in 1983 by Martha Morris of Minneapolis
Play_It_Again_Sports
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
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
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)
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Girl/Female
American, German
Determined Protector; Will; Desire and Helmet; Protection
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lord
Girl/Female
Indian
The abode of the universe
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Friendly; Devoted; Faithful
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bala Mohan | பாலாமோஹந
One who is attractive
Female
Dutch
, noble maiden.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holland 1.Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland.Howland was the name of three Quaker brothers, original settlers in Marshfield, MA. They were from Huntingdonshire, England. The eldest, John Howland (c.1593–1672) was a passenger on the Mayflower, servant to Gov. John Carver, who died in the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
Boy/Male
Indian, Kashmiri
Sun; Powerful
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
Wonderfulvine
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Sikh, Sindhi, Traditional
Gold; Loving
SHARPENING
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sharpen
n.
A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.
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 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.
A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.
n.
A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
n.
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
n.
The act of sharpening.
n.
Act of sharpening.
n.
An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives.
n.
The act of sharpening.
n.
A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.
n.
A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
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.