pencil sharpener
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pencil sharpener
noun pencil sharpeners · pencil-sharpener
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A device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.
Similar: sharpener, pencil pointer, pencil parer, pencil topper, topper, parer
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noun device used to sharpen pencils
| Español | sacapuntas, afilador, maquineta, tajador, sacaminas, tajalápiz |
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| 한국어 | 연필깎이 yeonpilkkakki |
| 日本語 | 鉛筆削り enpitsukezuri |
| 中文 | 鉛筆刀 /铅笔刀 qiānbǐdāo, 轉筆刀 /转笔刀 zhuànbǐdāo, 削筆刀 /削笔刀 xiāobǐdāo, 筆刨 /笔刨 bǐpáo, 鉛筆刨 /铅笔刨 qiānbǐpáo, 削鉛筆機 /削铅笔机 xiāoqiānbǐjī |
| हिन्दी | पेंसिल चोखा pensil cokhā |
| Português | apontador, apontador de lápis, afia, afia-lápis |
| Français | taille-crayon, aiguisoir, aiguise-crayon |
| Deutsch | Anspitzer, Spitzer, Bleistiftspitzer, Griffelspitzer |
| Italiano | temperamatite, temperino, temperalapis, appuntalapis |
| Ελληνικά | ξύστρα xýstra |
| Română | ascuțitoare |
| Русский | точи́лка točílka |
| Tiếng Việt | cái gọt bút chì, đồ chuốt viết chì |
| العربية | بَرَّايَة barrāya, مِبْرَاة mibrāh |
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title = {pencil sharpener},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pencil%20sharpener},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
