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Sharpens

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taperverb	(transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
heightenverb	To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
focusverb	(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
pointverb	(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
enhancesverb	To augment or make something greater.
honesverb	(transitive) To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
improvementnoun	The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
improvesverb	(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
improving	That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
stropsverb	To hone (a razor or knife) with a strop.
whetsverb	(transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.
sharpnessnoun	(uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
sharpingnoun	(music) The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
sharp	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
sharpen upverb	(transitive) To make sharp (in all senses).
sharpest	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
honingnoun	The process by which something is honed.
carvesverb	To cut meat in order to serve it.
serrated	Notched or cut like a saw.
sharpienoun	A Sharpie or other brand of felt-tipped marker pen.

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