razorblade

razorblade is the alternative spelling of razor blade.

razorblade is the alternative spelling of razor-blade.

Meaning of razor blade

razor blade (plural razor blades)

A thin piece of steel with a sharp edge that can be fitted into a razor.
A replaceable cartridge in which razor blades are set, fitted into a razor.

Synonyms:

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(broadly) A thin interchangeable blade for a utility knife (especially, that of a Stanley knife) that is similar to a razor blade stricto sensu (in size, thinness, and sharpness).

razor-blade (third-person singular simple present razor-blades, present participle razor-blading, simple past and past participle razor-bladed)

To cut or scrape with a razor blade or something similar.
- Of course, my friend razor-bladed the offending page from all her own copies, but whenever she read in the schools, some kid always wanted to know, ' Where's that little green man it says in the front?"2010, Susan Ioannou, Holding True: Essays on Being a Writer, page 130
(figuratively) To do something with extreme precision.
- A sigh slipped between her teeth as she razor-bladed each syllable with her tongue.2018, Ray Hudson, Ivory and Paper: Adventures In and Out of Time, page 17

Noun
plural	razorblades
Verb
third-person singular present	razorblades
present participle	razorblading
past participle	razorbladed
past	razorbladed

What is razorblade the alternative spelling of?: Razorblade is the alternative spelling of razor blade.

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