sharpenings
Making blades keener
Sharpenings are acts of making something sharper—whether a blade, a skill, or a focus.
The word appears in contexts involving repeated or multiple instances: The knife needed frequent sharpenings.
It can also refer to refinements or intensifications: successive sharpenings of the argument.
Stone for sharpening blades
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- stroppingSharpening on leather
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
razor · blade · edge · scythe · chisel · ax · sickle · cutlery
Elegance of manner
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- improvementPositive change in quality
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
practice · development · polish · mastery · proficiency · expertise · drilling · technique
Light-focusing curved glass
- clarityState of being understandable
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- opticsScience of illumination
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
microscope · telescope · binoculars · magnify · detail · enhance · viewfinder · eyepiece
whetstone
Stone for sharpening blades
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- stroppingSharpening on leather
knife · razor · blade · edge · scythe · chisel · ax · sickle · cutlery · steel
refinement
Elegance of manner
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- improvementPositive change in quality
training · practice · development · polish · mastery · proficiency · expertise · drilling · technique · craft
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- clarityState of being understandable
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- opticsScience of illumination
zoom · microscope · telescope · binoculars · magnify · detail · enhance · viewfinder · eyepiece · perception
cut
Severance or reduction
puncture · injury · blood · hazard · accident · laceration · nick · scrape
sharpeningswearing down
Gradually weakening through persistence
rounding · erosions · degradations · nicking · damaging
sharpeningsblurrings
Loss of sharpness instances
softenings · hazings · muddlings · cloudings · diffusions
- 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