knife sharpener

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Definition of knife sharpener - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

equipmenttool used to make a knife blade cut cleanly again

He ran the blade through the knife sharpener before cooking dinner.

occupationperson whose regular work is making dull knives cut well again

The traveling knife sharpener visited the village once a month.

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Expressions with knife

knife's edge

critical or dangerous situation

The negotiations were on a knife's edge.

bring a knife to a gunfight

enter a challenge without enough preparation or proper tools

He brought a knife to a gunfight by not studying for the exam.

like a hot knife through butter

adv.

done very smoothly and easily without any difficulty

He moved like a hot knife through butter during the dance.

like a knife through butter

adv.

with great ease and smoothness

The car moved through traffic like a knife through butter.

under the knife

adj.

in the process of having surgery

She is under the knife for her knee today.

hold at knife point

threaten someone using a knife for control

The robber held the cashier at knife point.

Expressions with sharpener

pencil sharpener

tool that sharpens pencils by shaving wood and graphite

I used a pencil sharpener to fix my broken pencil.

Examples of knife sharpener in a sentence

She bought an electric knife sharpener for her restaurant kitchen.
The old knife sharpener set up his stand outside the marketplace.
Her grandfather worked as the only knife sharpener in three neighboring towns.

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French:aiguiseur de couteaux, rémouleur, ...
German:Messerschärfer, Schleifer, ...
Italian:affilacoltelli, arrotino, ...
Spanish:afilador de cuchillos, ...
Portuguese:afiador de facas, amolador, ...
Chinese:磨刀器, 磨刀匠, ...
Japanese:包丁研ぎ器, 包丁研ぎ職人, ...
Arabic:مِسَنُّ سَكاكين, مُسَنُّ السَّكاكِين, ...
Hebrew:מַשְׁחִיז סַכִּינִים, מַשְׁחִיז סַכִּינִים, ...
Russian:точилка для ножей, заточник ножей, ...
Ukrainian:точилка для ножів, точильник ножів, ...
Hindi:चाकू तेज़ करने वाला औज़ार, चाकू धार करने वाला, ...
Bengali:ছুরি ধার করার যন্ত্র, ছুরি ধারওয়ালা, ...
Catalan:esmolador de ganivets, esmolaganivets, ...
Czech:brousek, brusič nožů, ...
Danish:knivsliber, sliber, ...
Dutch:messenslijper, ...
Greek:ακονιστήρι μαχαιριών, ακονιστής μαχαιριών, ...
Hungarian:késélező, késköszörűs, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍សំលៀងកាំបិត, ជាងសំលៀងកាំបិត, ...
Korean:칼갈이, 칼 갈이 장인, ...
Persian:چاقوتیزکن, چاقو تیزکن سیار, ...
Polish:ostrzałka do noży, ostrzacz noży, ...
Portuguese (BR):afiador de facas, cuteleiro, ...
Romanian:ascuțitor de cuțite, ...
Swedish:knivslip, knivslipare, ...
Thai:ที่ลับมีด, ช่างลับมีด, ...
Turkish:bıçak bileyici, bıçak bileme ustası, ...
Vietnamese:dụng cụ mài dao, thợ mài dao, ...

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