as in grinds
to make sharp or sharper
you need to sharpen your penknife's blade frequently in order to be able to whittle properly
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“Sharpens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpens. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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