sharpen
VERB
/ʃɑrpən/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
sharpen is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4A1R1P3E1N1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does sharpen mean?
VERB · 8 SENSES
1
Make (one's senses) more acute.
“This drug will sharpen your vision”
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2
Put (an image) into focus.
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3
Give a point to.
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4
Become sharp or sharper.
“The debate sharpened”
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5
Make crisp or more crisp and precise.
“We had to sharpen our arguments”
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6
Make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper.
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7
Make sharp or sharper.
“sharpen the knives”
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RELATED
8
Raise the pitch of (musical notes).
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