- silottaa jnk pintaa
grind a lens; grind an axe
uncountable · grind, ground, ground
- silottaa jnk pintaa
hone, honed, honed
- silottaa jnk pintaa
to whet one's appetite or one's courage
whet, wheted, wheted
- to refine; improve imperfections from
A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
uncountable · polish, polished, polished
- to cut a facet into a gemstone
This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.
facet, faceted, faceted
- to form or shape by cutting
After the incident at the dinner party, people started to cut him on the street.
uncountable · cut, cut, cut
- silottaa jnk pintaa
sand, sanded, sanded
- The boundary line of a surface
I have the edge on him.
edge, edged, edged
- (historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after w...
The kitten pounced at the ball I threw to it.
pounce, pounced, pounced
- A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suita...
One should strop the razor before each shave.
- to polish or grind a surface
They like to finish it off with a piece of 600-grit sandpaper before cleaning and painting.
- to smooth the surface by friction
buff out, buff outed, buff outed
- to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language
to refine gold
refine, refined, refined