hone
1to sharpen on a whetstone with a fine, compact texture: to hone a carving knife.
to enlarge or finish (a hole) using a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip.
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.
Origin of hone
1Other words from hone
- hon·er, noun
Other definitions for hone (2 of 2)
South Midland and Southern U.S. to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie.
Archaic. to moan and groan.
Origin of hone
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How to use hone in a sentence
He strips out all the context and goes for simplicity; she hones in on the problem with a focus that is never myopic.
Creative writing in Room 205 hones my literary skills like a lathe.
Hones folks wouldn give ole Black Strap dat amoun uv money fo dat lilly bitty ride less dey was suthin fishy.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur LawtonMebby yo tink mos eveybody as big a fool as yo is, Mr. Sniffins, but yo see deys some wise an hones ones yit, don yo?
Three Little Women's Success | Gabrielle E. JacksonThere are long-hones in your legs and arms, and many short ones in your fingers and toes.
Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes | Jane Andrews
Mowgli could see that neither wolf nor jackal had touched the hones, which were laid out naturally.
The Second Jungle Book | Rudyard KiplingMost of the razor hones used in the United States are imported.
Shaving Made Easy | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for hone (1 of 2)
/ (həʊn) /
a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors
a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc
(tr) to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone
Origin of hone
1usage For hone
British Dictionary definitions for hone (2 of 2)
/ (həʊn) /
(often foll by for or after) to yearn or pine
to moan or grieve
Origin of hone
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