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hone

/h/oU/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A kind of swelling in the cheek.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  3. A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. sharpen with a hone

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Hone a knife.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. make perfect or complete

    verb.change

    Synonyms perfect

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To pine; to lament; to long.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to <i>hone</i> a razor.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  5. To grumble; pine; lament; long.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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