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razor blade en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)ˈbleɪd/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A thin piece of steel with a sharp edge that can be fitted into a razor.
2. A replaceable cartridge in which razor blades are set, fitted into a razor.
3. (broadly) A thin interchangeable blade for a utility knife (especially, that of a Stanley knife) that is similar to a razor blade stricto sensu (in size, thinness, and sharpness).

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Deriveds

razor blade slot

Synonyms

head[Appendix:Glossary

Translations (55)

hu zsilettpenge (razor blade) · fr lame de rasoir (razor blade) · cs žiletka (razor blade) · ga lann rásúir (razor blade) · es razuradora (razor blade) · bg ножче за бръснене (razor blade) · it lametta di rasoio (razor blade) · bo སྤུ་གྲིའི་ཁ (razor blade) · es cuchilla (razor blade) · hy ածելու սայր (razor blade) · ko 면도날 (razor blade) · es hoja de afeitar (razor blade) · km ឡាម (razor blade) · lv žilete (razor blade) · sh žilet (razor blade) · sv rakblad (razor blade) · ja カミソリの刃 (razor blade) · sk žiletka (razor blade) · et žilett (razor blade) · ru ле́звие (razor blade) · nl scheermesje (razor blade) · bo སྐྲ་གྲིའི་ཁ (razor blade) · fo rakiblað (razor blade) · hu zsilett (razor blade) · uk ле́зо бри́тви (razor blade) · he סַכִּין גִּלּוּחַ (razor blade) · it lametta da barba (razor blade) · pt lâmina de barbear (razor blade) · th ใบมีดโกน (razor blade) · it lametta (razor blade) · de Rasierklinge (razor blade) · vi lưỡi lam (razor blade) · sh жилет (razor blade) · el ξυριστική λεπίδα (razor blade) · hu borotvapenge (razor blade) · hu penge (razor blade) · alt мис (razor blade) · mi mataheu (razor blade) · cy llafn rasel (razor blade) · ia lamina de rasorio (razor blade) · ro lamă de ras (razor blade) · tk lezwiýa (razor blade) · ca fulla d'afaitar (razor blade) · mk жиле́т (razor blade) · vi dao lam (razor blade) · tyv бис (razor blade) · cmn 剃鬚刀片 /剃须刀片 (razor blade) · eo razoklingo (razor blade) · pl żyletka (razor blade) · nb barberblad (razor blade) · la novacula (razor blade) · yi גאָלמעסערל (razor blade) · sw wembe (razor blade) · fi partaterä (razor blade) · nn barberblad (razor blade)

razor blade en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)ˈbleɪd/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, rare) Alternative form of razor-blade.
   alt of razor-blade
   • To those of us living in democracies today, the image of my father sitting at home and razor blading out a page to glue in the newly updated replacement might seem ridiculous. 2020, Natan Sharansky, Gil Troy, Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People:
   • It's unlikely that anyone will razor blade your pack open inside a hotel, but light fingers may, occasionally, dip into unlocked luggage. 1991, Rob Rachowiecki, Peru: A Travel Survival Kit, page 185:
   • In the razor blade tests DeVries conducted the person who was razor blading it before cure was exactly the same person that was doing it after cure. 1988, Certain High Intensity Retroreflective Sheeting, Inv. 337-TA-268, page 374:
   • I was the last man aboard. The last to feel her as a living vessel before she became a steel hulk and was razor bladed. 2019, Simon Quail, Gangway: A Life at Sea, page ii:

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