5
sharpener(noun, sharpness, steel, whetstone)
5
whetstone(noun, sharpness, steel, cutter)
4
file(noun, tool, pulverulence)
4
grinder(noun, pulverulence)
4
hone(noun, verb, sharpness, steel, whetstone)
3
emery
3
grind(noun, verb, business, performance, work)
3
lathe(noun, tool)
3
mill
3
millstone(noun, business, work, burden, job)
3
tool(noun, tool)
2
grater
2
grinding wheel(expression, idiom)
2
knife(noun, tool, cutter, whetstone)
2
occupation(noun, business, work, burden, job)
2
scythe(noun, tool, cutter, whetstone)
2
sickle(noun, tool, cutter, whetstone)
2
work(noun, activity, business, burden, job)
1
affair(noun, activity, business, work, play)
1
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