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RAZOR EDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does razor edge mean?
• RAZOR EDGE (noun)
The noun RAZOR EDGE has 1 sense:
1. an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor
Familiarity information: RAZOR EDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("razor edge" is a kind of...):
edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)
Context examples
The steel acquired a razor edge.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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