noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cut-throat razor
razor blade
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a razor blade
razor blade
razor sharp (= very sharp )
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Its teeth are razor sharp .
razor wire
safety razor
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
electric
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Close shaves Electric razors are now more sophisticated than ever.
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At my house Jasper kept an electric razor , a toothbrush, and he saw to it that I always had aspirin.
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Our Verdict: An electric razor is quick and simple to use, although hair grows back soon afterwards.
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The cord of the electric razor was plugged in above.
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In this special feature we check out the latest treatments and appliances - from reflexology to electric razors .
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The length of the cut is controlled by the thickness of the white plastic clip-on guard of the barber's electric razor .
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A further option is a mains-powered depilator that is the size of an electric razor .
sharp
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It was about eight inches long, double edged and as sharp as a razor .
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She'd bought a lawn edger sharp as a razor , sharp enough to cut your throat with.
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He was a tallish man with a mind as sharp as a razor .
■ NOUN
blade
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A boy would have better opportunities - of doing that nasty trick with the razor blade , for example.
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He turned off the cold water, picked up the razor blade and sat on the floor next to the tub.
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Are all matches, razor blades and sharp implements out of reach?
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I now remembered that I had put a razor blade under the insole of my shoe, and I removed it.
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After removing the tape, pare away any surplus adhesive with a razor blade .
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A razor blade or serrated knife will work well.
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Two guards were attacked with a razor blade and slightly injured.
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They were sharp as razor blades .
edge
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They walked a razor edge , with Duane as an unhinged Aguirre, bullying and cajoling Gregg to greater songwriting heights.
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He deflected the blow, and the razor edge cut deep into the gunwale of the ship.
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Politically we are on a razor edge .
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If the paint was mixed to the correct consistency, a razor edge could be formed by the bristles.
safety
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He found he had such a steady hand with his safety razor that he was prepared to go all the way.
wire
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The following day 20 protesters climbed back over the razor wire .
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The inmates are held in a compound encircled by razor wire .
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The high grey wall has a lip trimmed with razor wire .
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The gear is protected by a cyclone fence topped with razor wire .
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There were fences with spirals of razor wire on top.
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They gazed into my torch beam like cons caught in razor wire .
■ VERB
use
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To help matters along, I used a new razor blade.
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If they arrested me, I would use the razor blade to cut my veins.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An open razor , the blade thick with clotted blood lay on top of it, a few inches from his right hand.
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He stopped freezing his wrist long enough to prop a clean blade against the razor case.
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His hairbrush, razor , everything I'd previously touched, had relinquished his identity.
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My hands shook as I slowly ran the razor over my face, cutting through the cream in even swaths.