razoring

Sharp edge cutting

Razoring is the act of cutting or slashing with a razor blade, whether literal or figurative.

In publishing, razoring refers to slicing pages from books or magazines, often to steal valuable prints or maps: The library discovered someone had been razoring illustrations from rare atlases.

The word also describes any precise, blade-like cutting motion.

shaving

lather

Foamy soap bubbles

blade · smooth · glide · nicks · whiskers · cartridge · precision · stroke · pass · grain

cutting

incision

Controlled cut into tissue

  • slicePortion cut off
  • slitNarrow elongated opening
  • gashDeep, ragged incision

laceration · slash · nick · score · pare · whittle · trim · flay · excision · dissection

grooming

barbershop

Hair-cutting establishment

sideburns · goatee · trimmer · balm · cleanser · exfoliate · toner · moisturizer · manscaping · lineup

sharpness

keen

Sharp or enthusiastic

stropped · fine · acute · grindstone · strop · sharpened

Categories
Opposites
cutting method

razoringtearing

Forcibly separating material

ripping · shredding · rending · hacking · sawing

material manipulation

razoringfusing

Joining by melting

bonding · mending · joining · gluing · welding

Family

razor, razors, razored

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG