Razor Definition

rāzər
razored, razors
noun
A sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving or cutting hair, especially from the face or legs.
American Heritage

Shaver.

Webster's New World

The sharp tusk of a wild boar.

Wiktionary

(philosophy) A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To shave, cut, or remove with a razor or similar cutting implement.
Razored off the mustache; razored pages from a rare book.
American Heritage
To cut with a razor.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Razor

Noun

Singular:
razor
Plural:
razors

Origin of Razor

  • Middle English rasor from Old French from raser to scrape raze

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave").

    From Wiktionary

Razor Sentence Examples

  • He tucked the razor in his shirt pocket.

  • After breakfast Keaton retrieved a portable razor from his car.

  • It's the only razor in the world designed specifically for head shavers.

  • An intruder is slashed up with a straight razor.

  • Massage well into the area to be shaved and then select a really sharp razor.

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Words Starting With

RRARAZ

Words Ending With

RORZOR

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