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RAZOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Edge tool used in shaving

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("razor" is a kind of...):

edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))

Meronyms (parts of "razor"):

razorblade (a blade that has very sharp edge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "razor"):

safety razor (a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin)

electric razor; electric shaver; shaver (a razor powered by an electric motor)

straight razor (a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use)

Derivation:

razor (shave with a razor)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shave with a razor

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "razor" is one way to...):

shave (remove body hair with a razor)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

razor (edge tool used in shaving)

Credits

 Context examples: 

I used to attend the king’s levee once or twice a week, and had often seen him under the barber’s hand, which indeed was at first very terrible to behold; for the razor was almost twice as long as an ordinary scythe.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)