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PENCIL SHARPENER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pencil sharpener mean?
• PENCIL SHARPENER (noun)
The noun PENCIL SHARPENER has 1 sense:
1. a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils
Familiarity information: PENCIL SHARPENER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pencil sharpener" is a kind of...):
sharpener (any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper)
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