Associations to the word «Sharpen»
Noun
- Groove
- Dirk
- Weapon
- Lance
- Trifle
- Antony
- Tip
- Forge
- Digestion
- Sense
- Rune
- Dart
- Beam
- Mite
- Image
- Insight
- Cutter
- Pen
- Talon
- Jak
- Fang
- Gradient
- Stake
- Gaze
- File
- Boot
- Wheel
- Seminar
- Shaft
- Curiosity
- Tone
- Ink
- Impatience
- Fork
- Armor
- Processing
- Angle
- Vision
- Inequality
- Outline
- Irritation
- Exercise
- Horn
- Mode
- Noise
- Breadth
- Kitchen
- Casting
- Grain
- Resolution
- Butcher
- Bark
- Carpenter
- Cut
- Imagination
- Precision
- Activation
- Shape
- Saw
- Habit
- Cortex
- Neuron
- Thinking
- Stir
- Odor
- Satire
- Likelihood
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SHARPEN, verb. (transitive) (sometimes figurative) To make sharp
Dictionary definition
SHARPEN, verb. Make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives".
SHARPEN, verb. Make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments".
SHARPEN, verb. Become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened".
SHARPEN, verb. Put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie".
SHARPEN, verb. Make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper.
SHARPEN, verb. Raise the pitch of (musical notes).
SHARPEN, verb. Give a point to; "The candles are tapered".
SHARPEN, verb. Make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.