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razor-blade

verb razor-blades · razor-blading · razor-bladed · razorblade · razor blade

  1. To cut or scrape with a razor blade or something similar. Of course, my friend razor-bladed the offending page from all her own copies, but whenever she read in the schools, some kid always wanted to know, ' Where's that little green man it says in the front?"
  2. figuratively To do something with extreme precision. A sigh slipped between her teeth as she razor-bladed each syllable with her tongue.

noun razor-blades · razorblade · razor blade

  1. alternative Alternative form of razor blade As a new article of manufacture, a detachable razor-blade of such thinness and flexibility as to require external support to give rigidity to its cutting edge.

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@misc{razor_blade_2026,
  title = {razor-blade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/razor-blade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}