sharpening
Restoring a blade
Sharpening is the act of making something sharper—giving a blade a finer edge, bringing an image into clearer focus, or intensifying a quality: The debate is sharpening divisions within the party.
A knife needs sharpening when it dulls.
Skills and wits also benefit from sharpening: She spent years sharpening her craft.
Gradual sharpening or refining
- stroppingSharpening on leather
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- buffingFriction-based shine work
- lappingFine abrasive finishing process
bevel · edge · burr · angle · pressure · stroke · circular · draw
Stone for sharpening blades
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
- stropLeather sharpening strip
- sandpaperAbrasive-coated finishing material
- fileStored collection of data
oilstone · ceramic · abrasive · grit · carborundum · lapping · polishing · buff
Sharp cutting utensil
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- razorBlade for removing hair
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- cutleryEating implements collectively
ax · chisel · scythe · cleaver · machete · sickle · gouge · carving
Sharp or enthusiastic
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- pointedTapering to a tip
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
barbed · serrated · jagged · spiky · incisive · cutting · acute
Concentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- clarityState of being understandable
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- acuitySharpness of mind or sight
awareness · discernment · perception · insight · cognition · mindfulness · observation · alertness
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- refinementElegance of manner
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
meticulousness · detail · specificity · adjustment · alignment · optimization · finesse · craftsmanship
Increasing in degree
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- deepeningBecoming more profound
enhancing · magnifying · boosting · increasing · augmenting · elevating · reinforcing · accentuating
honing
Gradual sharpening or refining
lapping · bevel · edge · burr · angle · pressure · stroke · circular · draw · polish
whetstone
Stone for sharpening blades
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
- stropLeather sharpening strip
- sandpaperAbrasive-coated finishing material
file · oilstone · ceramic · abrasive · grit · carborundum · lapping · polishing · buff · coarse
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
cutlery · ax · chisel · scythe · cleaver · machete · sickle · gouge · carving · skate
keen
Sharp or enthusiastic
needle-like · barbed · serrated · jagged · spiky · incisive · cutting · acute
focus
Concentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- clarityState of being understandable
- attentionFocused mental awareness
acuity · awareness · discernment · perception · insight · cognition · mindfulness · observation · alertness · attentiveness
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- refinementElegance of manner
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
fine-tuning · meticulousness · detail · specificity · adjustment · alignment · optimization · finesse · craftsmanship · skill
heightening
Increasing in degree
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
deepening · enhancing · magnifying · boosting · increasing · augmenting · elevating · reinforcing · accentuating · exacerbating
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- image editingPhotoshop, GIMP, Canva, Snapseed, Figma
- knife skillsknife grip, pinch grip, claw grip, chopping, slicing
- sharpeninghoning, whet, stropping, strop, whetstone
- tool careoiling, cleaning, lubrication, rust prevention, rust removal
- computer visionface recognition, pattern recognition, edge detection, image recognition, OCR
sharpeningdulling
Removing keenness or luster
blunting · wearing down · rounding · degrading · eroding
sharpeningdulling
Removing keenness or luster
softening · easing · lessening · moderating · diminishing
- sharpening stoneAbrasive for honing blades
- sharpening steelRod that realigns blade edges
- blade sharpeningRestoring a cutting edge
- tool sharpeningRestoring keen edges
- skate sharpeningRestoring ice blade edges
- edge sharpeningRefining a cutting surface