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— English words —

• sharpen v. (Transitive, sometimes figurative) To make sharp.
• sharpen v. (Intransitive) To become sharp.

— English word, defined in French —

• sharpen v. Affiler.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• sharpen v. Afilar.
• sharpen v. Afilarse.

7 English words from 2 English definitions

become figurative Intransitive make sharp sometimes Transitive

3 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

Affiler Afilar Afilarse

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sharp␣end sharpens sharpened sharpener sharpeners sharpenest sharpeneth sharpening sharpenable sharpenings sharp␣end␣of␣one's␣tongue

21 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

resharpens unsharpens presharpens resharpened unsharpened oversharpens pansharpened presharpened resharpening unsharpening oversharpened pansharpening presharpening resharpenable resharpenings unsharpenable oversharpening pencil-sharpener pencil␣sharpener pencil-sharpeners pencil␣sharpeners

4 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

resharpen unsharpen presharpen oversharpen

21 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

arp Arp ARP arpen har HAR harp Harp harpe Harpe pen Pen PEN RPE sha SHA sharp Sharp SHARP sharpe Sharpe

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ahs Ahs AHS EPR nep Nep NEP PRA rah rahs

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Hapners pherans

15 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Einspahr Halperns hanapers heparans heparins Lanphers orphanes panthers Panthers raphanes seraphin sharp␣end sharpens shrapnel spherand

44 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Aherns Ahners arpens e-sharp E-sharp e␣sharp E␣sharp Haners Hapner Harens harpes Harpes Hearns hepars Närpes panser parens pasher Pernas Persan phanes Phanes phares phaser pheran phrase Prehns pshRNA raphes resnap sapher seraph Shaner shapen shaper sharpe Sharpe shearn Shearn sherpa Sherpa shrape Spehar sphear

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

sharped shar-pei Shar␣Pei sharper Sharper Sharpey

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

shapen sharpe Sharpe

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