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A device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sharpener, pencil pointer, pencil parer, pencil topper, topper, parer
Antonyms: none provided
a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sharpener
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
mprehës lapsash
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Arabic:
بَرَّايَة
(barrāya)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Arabic:
مِبْرَاة
(mibrāh)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܡܲܚܪܸܦܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ
(maḥrippānītā)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Armenian:
սրիչ
(sričʻ)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Azerbaijani:
karandaşyonan
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Bulgarian:
острилка
(ostrilka)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Catalan:
maquineta de fer punta
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Cantonese:
鉛筆刨 /铅笔刨
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Cantonese:
筆刨 /笔刨
(bat1 paau2)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese:
鉛筆剾 /铅笔𠛅
(zh-min-nan)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese:
鉛筆絞仔 /铅笔绞仔
(zh-min-nan)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Mandarin:
鉛筆刀 /铅笔刀
(qiānbǐdāo)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Mandarin:
轉筆刀 /转笔刀
(zhuànbǐdāo)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Mandarin:
削筆刀 /削笔刀
(xiāobǐdāo)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Mandarin:
筆刨 /笔刨
(bǐpáo)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Mandarin:
鉛筆刨 /铅笔刨
(qiānbǐpáo)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Mandarin:
削鉛筆機 /削铅笔机
(xiāoqiānbǐjī)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Chinese Mandarin:
卷筆刀 /卷笔刀
(juǎnbǐdāo)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Czech:
ořezávátko
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Danish:
blyantspidser
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Dutch:
slijper
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Dutch:
puntenslijper
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Dutch:
potloodslijper
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Esperanto:
krajonpintigilo
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Finnish:
kynänteroitin
— device used to sharpen pencils
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French:
taille-crayon
— device used to sharpen pencils
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French:
aiguisoir
— device used to sharpen pencils
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French:
aiguise-crayon
— device used to sharpen pencils
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German:
Anspitzer
— device used to sharpen pencils
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German:
Spitzer
— device used to sharpen pencils
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German:
Bleistiftspitzer
— device used to sharpen pencils
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German:
Griffelspitzer
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Greek:
ξύστρα
(xýstra)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Gujarati:
સંચો
(sañco)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Haitian Creole:
kreyon tay
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Hindi:
पेंसिल चोखा
(pensil cokhā)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Hungarian:
ceruzahegyező
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Hungarian:
hegyező
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Hungarian:
ceruzafaragó
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Icelandic:
yddari
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Italian:
temperamatite
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Italian:
temperino
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Italian:
temperalapis
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Italian:
appuntalapis
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Japanese:
鉛筆削り
(enpitsukezuri)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Kannada:
ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಸಾಣೆ
(pensil sāṇe)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Kashmiri:
قَلَم ترٛاش
(qalam trāś)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Khmer:
ប្រដាប់ឃួងខ្មៅដៃ
(prɑɑdap-khuə-ngɔɔ-khmaw day)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Korean:
연필깎이
(yeonpilkkakki)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Kyrgyz:
калем учтагыч
(kalem uctagıc)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Kyrgyz:
точилка
(tocilka)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Macedonian:
острилка
(ostrilka)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Mongolian:
харандаа үзүүрлэгч
(xarandaa üzüürlegč)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Norman:
appointcheux
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Norwegian:
blyantspisser
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Persian:
مداد تراش
(medâd-tarâš)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Persian:
تراش
(tarâš)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Polish:
temperówka
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Portuguese:
apontador
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Portuguese:
apontador de lápis
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Portuguese:
afia
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Portuguese:
afia-lápis
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Romanian:
ascuțitoare
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Russian:
точи́лка
(točílka)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Sassarese:
temperarapis
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Sassarese:
temperaràpisi
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Serbo-Croatian:
šiljilo
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Lower Sorbian:
wušpicnik
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Upper Sorbian:
kónčkowak
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Upper Sorbian:
wótřak
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
sacapuntas
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
afila
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
afilador
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
maquineta
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
tajador
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
sacaminas
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
tajalápiz
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
maquinilla
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
afilalápices
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
tajalápices
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Spanish:
tarjador
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Swedish:
pennvässare
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Tagalog:
pantasa
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Thai:
กบเหลาดินสอ
(gòp-lǎo-din-sɔ̌ɔ)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Thai:
กบ
(gòp)
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Turkish:
açacak
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Turkish:
kalem açacağı
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Turkish:
kalemtıraş
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Uzbek:
qalam charx
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Vietnamese:
cái gọt bút chì
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Vietnamese:
đồ chuốt viết chì
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Volapük:
stibijapüköm
— device used to sharpen pencils
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Volapük:
glivijapüköm
— device used to sharpen pencils