deprive+of+sharpness
1Dull — Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulling}.] 1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. This . . . dulled their swords. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull, stupid …
2Duller — Dull Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulling}.] 1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. This . . . dulled their swords. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull,… …
3Dulling — Dull Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulling}.] 1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. This . . . dulled their swords. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull,… …
4turn the edge of — Make dull, make blunt, deprive of sharpness …
5Disedge — Dis*edge , v. t. To deprive of an edge; to blunt; to dull. [1913 Webster] Served a little to disedge The sharpness of that pain about her heart. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …
6Hobbes, Thomas — born April 5, 1588, Westport, Wiltshire, Eng. died Dec. 4, 1679, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire English philosopher and political theorist. The son of a vicar who abandoned his family, Hobbes was raised by his uncle. After graduating from the… …
7dispatch — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, accomplish, accomplished fact, accomplishment, account, achieve, achievement, acknowledgment, acquaintance, address, administration, advice, agility, air speed, air express, airfreight, airmail, alacrity,… …
8pick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. best, cream, flower, elite, choice; selection; pickax. See sharpness. v. t. select, choose; pluck, garner, gather; cull. See goodness, approbation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An implement for picking] Syn …
