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Definitions for pencil sharpener
pen·cil sharp·en·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pencil sharpenernoun

    a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils

Wiktionary

  1. pencil sharpenernoun

    A device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.

Wikipedia

  1. Pencil sharpener

    A pencil sharpener (also referred to as pencil pointer or in Ireland as a parer or topper) is a tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners may be operated manually or by an electric motor. It is common for many sharpeners to have a casing around them, which can be removed for emptying the pencil shavings debris into a bin.

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  1. pencil sharpener

    A pencil sharpener is a tool or device used to shave away the outer surface of a pencil, particularly the wood, to expose and shape the graphite or lead inside to a fine point for writing or drawing. This device could either be manual, involving a small blade fixed into a casing, or electric which automatically sharpens the pencil when inserted into the slot.

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  1. Pencil sharpener

    A pencil sharpener is a device for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners may be operated manually or by an electric motor.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pencil sharpener in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pencil sharpener in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of pencil sharpener in a Sentence

  1. Ken Dodd:

    The man who invented cats’ eyes got the idea when he saw the eyes of a cat in his headlights. If the cat had been going the other way, he would have invented the pencil sharpener.

  2. Robert Benchley:

    The pencil sharpener is about as far as I have ever got in operating a complicated piece of machinery with any success.


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