bairan : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
bairan - baid - d>r~-an~
ba.i.ran. - 3 syllables

d>r = bair
-an = bairan
bairan

bairan [ba.i.ran.] :	whetstone (n.)
baid [bá.id.] :	sharpen (v.); whet (v.)

Related words: ismiril; karburandom; samiran

Derivatives of baid

Glosses:

whetstone
n. (artifact)	1. whetstone	a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives.
	~ hone	a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors.
	~ oilstone	a whetstone for use with oil.
	~ stone	building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose.; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
whet
v. (perception)	1. quicken, whet	make keen or more acute.; "whet my appetite"
	~ excite, stir, stimulate	stir feelings in.; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
v. (contact)	2. whet	sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone.
	~ sharpen	make sharp or sharper.; "sharpen the knives"