Definition of razor
: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
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Plus there are a lot of dangerous products in there — mouthwash, medicine, razors.
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Meals are funneled towards the squid’s razor-sharp beak, which can julienne food into bite-size pieces that are subsequently pulverized and rammed down its throat by a toothy tongue-like organ.
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For example, one of the most distinctive features of a bird is its beak, but fossil records show that dinosaurs definitely had snouts with razor sharp teeth.
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Assuming that Arizona Senator John McCain is too sick to vote, the Republicans will have a razor-thin margin to confirm an opponent.
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As primary election results continued to trickle in early Wednesday morning, District 1 Democrat Jon Weinstein had a razor-thin lead — 41 votes ahead of challenger Liz Walsh.
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People driving by saw a laughing mud woman on her lawn, hundreds of years wiser and full of razor blades.
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The ball was going to end up some 30 yards off the green and roll behind a bunker, leaving a devilish pitch off a razor-thin lie.
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In October 1969, two thieves wielding razor blades removed a Caravaggio nativity scene from its frame above the altar of a Sicilian oratory.
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Origin and Etymology of razor
Middle English rasour, from Anglo-French rasur, from raser to raze, shave — more at rase
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Definition of razor for English Language Learners
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: a tool or device with a sharp edge that is used to shave or cut hair from the face, body, or head
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Definition of razor for Students
: a sharp cutting instrument used to shave off hair
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