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razor

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As a noun, razor means a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. As a verb, it means shave with a razor.

Meanings of razor

5 meanings

noun

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

  2. Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.

  3. The sharp tusk of a wild boar.

  4. philosophyA conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

    “Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor”

verb

  1. To shave with a razor.

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