All sharpen synonyms
sharpΒ·en
S s verb sharpen
- exercise β training, homework
- burn up β If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
- bring into line β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- fine tune β to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
- bestirred β to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- calibrating β Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
- edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- heat up β the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- intensify β to make intense or more intense.
- come around β If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- intensate β (transitive) To intensify.
- file β a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- condition β If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
- home in on β a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- whet β to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- mark up β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- acuminate β narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
- focus β a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- disciplining β Present participle of discipline.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- gritted β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- move in β an act or instance of moving; movement.
- gritting β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- loosen up β to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- calibrate β If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.
- optimise β to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- comes around β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- kindle β (of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).
- bestir β to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- fire up β start ignition of
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- hone β a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- key up β a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- calibrated β marked with units
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- optimize β to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- grind β to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- concenter β to bring or come to a common center; concentrate or converge