Associations to the word «Sharpener»

Wiktionary

SHARPENER, noun. A device for making things sharp.
SHARPENER, noun. (figurative) That which makes something sharp.

Dictionary definition

SHARPENER, noun. Any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke