Thesaurus / sharpen
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Your best bet is sending knives made from more exotic blade steels off to their makers for sharpening by their in-house specialists.
THREE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE BUYING A KNIFEWES SILERSEPTEMBER 3, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEThey all want to sharpen their knowledge of the latest greatest thing for employability.
POWER SEO FRIENDLY MARKUP WITH HTML5, CSS3, AND JAVASCRIPTDETLEF JOHNSONAUGUST 20, 2020SEARCH ENGINE LANDSmall bone artifacts with sharpened tips unearthed in a Sri Lankan cave represent the earliest evidence of bow-and-arrow use outside Africa, says a team led by archaeologist Michelle Langley of Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.
CLUES TO THE EARLIEST KNOWN BOW-AND-ARROW HUNTING OUTSIDE AFRICA HAVE BEEN FOUNDBRUCE BOWERJUNE 12, 2020SCIENCE NEWSThese people left behind small, sharpened stones with pointed ends.
THIS CAVE HOSTED THE OLDEST KNOWN HUMAN REMAINS IN EUROPEBRUCE BOWERJUNE 12, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThis will give you the feeling of “going to class” and help sharpen your focus.
FIVE TIPS FOR LEARNING BETTER FROM HOMERACHEL KEHOEAPRIL 9, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSTo do this it is necessary to slightly flatten all the fifths and sharpen the major thirds.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLERMr. Blossom drew a jackknife from his pocket and began leisurely to sharpen a pencil.
SCATTERGOOD BAINESCLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLANDRaf faced the misty figure, trying to force his memory to put features there, to sharpen outlines.
STAR BORNANDRE NORTONHis calm, classic features began to whiten (and sharpen) in the frosty moonlight.
OVER THE SLIPRAILSHENRY LAWSONThe subtleties of the trail sharpen both physical and mental sensibility.
AVERAGE JONESSAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMSWORDS RELATED TO SHARPEN
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