RAZOR

razor

(noun) edge tool used in shaving

razor

(verb) shave with a razor

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Razor (plural Razors)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Razor is the 29473^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 801 individuals. Razor is most common among White (52.06%) and Black/African American (43.57%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

razor (plural razors)

A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.

Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.

The sharp tusk of a wild boar.

(philosophy) A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

Verb

razor (third-person singular simple present razors, present participle razoring, simple past and past participle razored)

(transitive) To shave with a razor.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ra"zor, n. Etym: [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See Raze, v. t., Rase, v. t.]

1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head. "Take thee a barber's rasor." Ezek. v. 1.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A task of a wild boar. Razor fish. (Zoöl.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryphæna novacula), prized for the table. (b) The razor shell.

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

– Razor grinder (Zoöl.), the European goat-sucker.

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

– Razor stone. Same as Novaculite.

– Razor strap, or razor strop, a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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