EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN | IDIOMS noun a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
an electrically powered instrument used for the same purpose.
verb (used with object) to shave, cut, or remove with or as if with a razor.
Idioms on the razor's edge , in a difficult or precarious position.
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Origin of razor 1250–1300; Middle English rasour <
Old French rasor, equivalent to
ras(er ) to
raze +
-or -or2 Related forms ra·zor·less , adjective un·ra·zored , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for razor Contemporary Examples of razor Their jagged edges and razor sharp teeth make you stand a little further back then normal.
But as soon as she pressed the razor blade against her neck, the guard lowered the gun.
We stood on the rooftop of a derelict farmhouse meters away from a Turkish tank and a razor wire fence marking the end of Turkey.
We need to take a razor and make a boundary in the shaving foam, people.
For stars, though, the fall of the comedy auteur means that the margin of error between a hit and a farrago is razor thin.
Historical Examples of razor Not a comb nor a razor left; not a garment to make myself decent in!
He wore no beard, and his leathery cheeks were blue from the razor .
Then he shot me a glance as sharp as a razor , and we looked into one another's eyes.
If you ask me, I think that the razor has been the downfall of society.
Especially with a man like James, who is as sharp as a razor , and just as edgy.
British Dictionary definitions for razor noun a sharp implement used esp by men for shaving the face
on a razor's edge or on a razor-edge in an acute dilemma
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verb (tr) to cut or shave with a razor
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Word Origin for razor C13: from Old French raseor , from raser to shave; see raze
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Word Origin and History for razor n. 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.
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Idioms and Phrases with razor see sharp as a tack (razor).
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