Synonyms for razor

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rey-zer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪ zər

Définition of razor

Origin : late 13c., from Old French raseor "a razor" (12c.), from raser "to scrape, shave" (see rase). Razor clam (1835, American English) so called because its shell resembles an old folding straight-razor. Razor-edge figurative of sharpness or a fine surface from 1680s.

noun shaver
noun cutting instrument

Example sentences :

Not a comb nor a razor left; not a garment to make myself decent in!
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

He wore no beard, and his leathery cheeks were blue from the razor.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

Then he shot me a glance as sharp as a razor, and we looked into one another's eyes.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

If you ask me, I think that the razor has been the downfall of society.
Extract from : « See? » by Edward G. Robles

Especially with a man like James, who is as sharp as a razor, and just as edgy.
Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

But when I gave him a razor with which to shave himself, I found it did no good.
Extract from : « Where Half The World Is Waking Up » by Clarence Poe

It must have been set as finely as a razor, and, like a razor, it was broad-backed and finely bevelled.
Extract from : « The Making Of A Novelist » by David Christie Murray

This weapon was edged like a razor, but was unusually solid and weighty at the back.
Extract from : « Schwartz: A History » by David Christie Murray

Paul, just be getting me my razor and the brush and soap-box, there's a good lad.'
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

Sharp as a razor, it was the finest weapon of the class I had ever touched.
Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman

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