razor

CEFRA2

/ˈɹeɪzə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sharp tool used for cutting hair from the skin.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.

Examples

  • He shaves with an electric razor every morning.

  • My electric razor is on fire.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The sharp tusk of a wild boar.

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

  3. A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

More examples

In context

  • Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor

  • The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.

  • He thought likewise, that what with razoring and tanning, and the change of his clothes, he was not likely to be recognised.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”). More at rat. By surface analysis, raze + -or. Displaced the native Old English sċierseax (literally “shaving knife”).