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Definition of razor edge in English: razor edge(also razor's edge) noun 1A sharp edge of a knife or similar implement. the razor edge cut deep into the side of the ship Example sentencesExamples - The Samurai whirled and swung with lightning speed and the razor edge of the sword cut nice and neatly down the point.
- As he did with all of his knives he had sharpened the blade to a razor edge.
- Smite chuckled and tickled Mecha's neck with the razor edge of the cutlass.
- Her sword and daggers were polished and honed to a razor edge.
- The razor edge nipped Adam on the cheek just below his eye.
- 1.1 A critical or precarious situation.
politically we are on a razor edge Example sentencesExamples - For it seems clear that until Knight finds the real answer, he'll live, as always, on the razor's edge.
- People live on the razor's edge not knowing when the bomber will strike.
- The crew had been on the razor's edge for over a year now, and was finally watching this phase of the war come to a close.
- A racer who lived on the razor's edge, he wanted to know why Rindt's accident happened.
- We're not exactly perched on the razor's edge of narrative innovation.
- Its hipness is determined by the narrowness of the margin between art and fashion or between art and pornography; it dances on the razor's edge.
- These folks are risk takers living on the razor's edge of life!
- That organisation has placed great chunks of the planet on the razor's edge of catastrophe.
- It's the struggle to convert sunlight into fruit structure that keeps Argyle's wines on the razor's edge.
- So even though they are on the razor's edge, the children of Chennai make the risky crossing each day.
- 1.2the razor edge The most advanced stage in the development of something; the cutting edge.
in 1960 jet planes were the razor edge of chic - 1.3 A state of sharp incisiveness.
he had honed his mind to a razor edge Example sentencesExamples - Would the preternatural rip-rocking San Diego punk heroes lose their razor edge, get sensitive, do a ballad maybe?
- Eight years as a street cop and another three in NYPD's Protective Services Division had honed Derek's survival instincts to a razor's edge.
Derivatives adjective There was a metallic flash as the razor-edged leaves flew toward them. Example sentencesExamples - Now all you need is a razor-edged credit card and you are ready to enter the gladiatorial pit that is the Christmas sales.
- Glass was shredded like paper into tiny, razor-edged shards.
- What had once been a razor-edged, crisply focused front sight suddenly turned into a furry, indistinct, gelatin-like blob.
- He heard the distant call of a morning jay, and then his concentration funneled into razor-edged sharpness.
Definition of razor edge in US English: razor edge(also razor's edge) noun 1A sharp edge of a knife, ax, or similar implement. Example sentencesExamples - The Samurai whirled and swung with lightning speed and the razor edge of the sword cut nice and neatly down the point.
- The razor edge nipped Adam on the cheek just below his eye.
- As he did with all of his knives he had sharpened the blade to a razor edge.
- Her sword and daggers were polished and honed to a razor edge.
- Smite chuckled and tickled Mecha's neck with the razor edge of the cutlass.
- 1.1the razor edge The most advanced stage in the development of something; the cutting edge.
in 1960 jet planes were the razor edge of chic - 1.2 A state of sharp incisiveness.
he had honed his mind to a razor edge Example sentencesExamples - Eight years as a street cop and another three in NYPD's Protective Services Division had honed Derek's survival instincts to a razor's edge.
- Would the preternatural rip-rocking San Diego punk heroes lose their razor edge, get sensitive, do a ballad maybe?
Phrases In a precarious or dangerous position. it is commonplace to believe that Finns live on the razor's edge, at the mercy of their powerful neighbor
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