Razor /(rā"zẽr)/
Ra·zor
Razor
n.
- A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a straight razor.
- A tusk of a wild boar. (Zool.)
- a device used for shaving, having a replaceable blade with a very sharp edge; also called safety razor. Also a similar device, made of plastic, in which the blade is neither replaceable nor can be sharpened, intended to be discarded after the blade dulls -- called a disposable razor.
Phrases & Compounds
- Razor fish
- A small Mediterranean fish (Coryphaena novacula), prized for the table
- Razor grass
- a West Indian plant (Scleria scindens), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth.
- Razor grinder
- the European goat-sucker.
- Razor shell
- any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially Solen ensis (or Ensatella ensis), and Solen Americana, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also razor clam, razor fish, knife handle.
- Razor stone
- Same as Novaculite.
- Razor strap
- a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.