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RAZOR EDGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does razor edge mean? 

RAZOR EDGE (noun)
  The noun RAZOR EDGE has 1 sense:

1. an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razorplay

  Familiarity information: RAZOR EDGE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RAZOR EDGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("razor edge" is a kind of...):

edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)


 Context examples 


The steel acquired a razor edge.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)



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