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razor

/ˈɹeɪzɚ/

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What does razor mean?

noun

  1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
  2. Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
  3. The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

verb

  1. To shave with a razor.

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪzɚ/

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If your razor is dull and pulls your face, you will give your friends cause to criticize your private life.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
Like a razor also, it seemed massy and heavy, tapering from the edge into a solid and broad structure above.
Edgar Allan PoeThe Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #2148
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The only surgeon was one who combined the occasional exercise of that noble art with the daily and habitual flourish of a razor.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
At present, it is generally allowed that a good steel-rib Umbrella can be as easily procured as a carefully tempered razor or sword.
William SangsterUmbrellas and Their HistoryProject Gutenberg ebook #6674
The razor had passed through the glosso-epiglottidean fold, a tip of the epiglottis, and through the pharynx down to the spinal column.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747