Razor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹeɪzə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Razor is a noun meaning A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
Meaning
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
More Meanings
- Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
- The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
- (philosophy) A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.
- (transitive) To shave with a razor.
Example Sentences
Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor
The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.
He thought likewise, that what with razoring and tanning, and the change of his clothes, he was not likely to be recognised.
He might be busy examining the advertisements for prostitutes stuck up in a São Paulo phone booth, or maybe getting his ear hairs razored off at a barber shop in Vietnam.
Word Forms
- razors
- razour
- razoring
- razored
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include strop, blade, cutter, knife, tack, shaver.
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