razor

Plural: razors

Noun

edge tool used in shaving
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.
A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

Verb

Verb Forms: razored, razoring, razors

To shave or cut closely with a very sharp instrument.
shave with a razor
To shave with a razor.

Examples

He had to RAZOR out a win, meticulously planning each move to secure victory.
Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”). More at rat. By surface analysis, raze + -or.
Displaced native Old English sċierseax (literally “shaving knife”).

Scrabble Score: 14

razor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
razor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
razor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

razor: valid Words With Friends Word