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razor

/ˈɹeɪzɚ/ verb C2
  1. To shave with a razor. (transitive)

He/she/it razors · Past razored · Past participle razored · -ing form razoring

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Verb forms

Base form
razor
He/she/it
razors
Past
razored
Past participle
razored
-ing form
razoring

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That razor brain blunted and rusted with inaction.
The Valley of Fear, p. 19 · C1
“True,” said Noirtier, looking carelessly around him, “true, if this person were not on his guard, as he is;” and he added with a smile, “He will consequently make a few changes in his personal appearance.” At these words he rose, and put off his frock-coat and cravat, went towards a table on which lay his son’s toilet articles, lathered his face, took a razor, and, with a firm hand, cut off the compromising whiskers.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 115 · C1
I made it, as well as this larger knife, out of an old iron candlestick.” The penknife was sharp and keen as a razor; as for the other knife, it would serve a double purpose, and with it one could cut and thrust.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 157 · C1
It takes the West to put a razor-edge on him.”
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 23 · C1

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