razor : Idioms & Phrases

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electric razor

  • noun a razor powered by an electric motor
    electric shaver; shaver.
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occam's razor

  • noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
    principle of parsimony; law of parsimony; Occam's Razor.
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ockham's razor

  • noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
    principle of parsimony; law of parsimony; Occam's Razor.
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razor clam

  • noun marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
    jackknife clam; knife-handle.
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razor edge

  • noun an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor
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Razor fish

  • noun any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean
    razor fish.
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  • . (Zoöl.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryphæna novacula), prized for the table . (b) The razor shell.
Webster 1913

Razor grass

  • (Bot.), a West Indian plant (Scleria scindens), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth.
Webster 1913

Razor grinder

  • (Zoöl.), the European goat-sucker.
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Razor shell

  • (Zoöl.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially Solen, ∨ Ensatella, ensis, ∧ Americana, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also rasor clam, razor fish, knife handle.
Webster 1913

Razor stone

  • . Same as Novaculite.
Webster 1913

Razor strap, ∨ razor strop

  • a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.
Webster 1913

razor-backed

  • adjective satellite having a sharp narrow back
    razorback.
    • a razor-backed horse
    • razorback hogs
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Ra"zor-backed" adjective
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  1. (Zoöl.) Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc.
Webster 1913

razor-billed auk

  • noun black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
    razorbill; Alca torda.
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razor-fish

  • noun any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean
    razor fish.
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razor-sharp

  • adjective satellite very clearly delineated
    • razor-sharp definition
  • adjective satellite as sharp as a razor
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safety razor

  • noun a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin
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straight razor

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