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s | razor |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun razor is

a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.

As a verb razor is

to cut with a razor.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    razor

    English

    (Wikipedia)

    Alternative forms

    * razour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
  • Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
  • The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
  • (philosophy) A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

    • Derived terms

    * cutthroat razor * disposable razor * Occam's razor * razor blade * razor bump * razor comb * razor clam * razor-sharp * razor strap / razor strop * razor-thin * straight razor

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cut with a razor.
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    • , passage=He might be busy examining the advertisements for prostitutes stuck up in a São Paulo phone booth, or maybe getting his ear hairs razored off at a barber shop in Vietnam. }}

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