Definition of Hone

1. Verb. Sharpen with a hone. "Hone a knife"

Generic synonyms: Sharpen
Specialized synonyms: Set

2. Noun. A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors.
Generic synonyms: Whetstone

3. Verb. Make perfect or complete. "Perfect your French in Paris!"
Exact synonyms: Perfect
Specialized synonyms: Optimise, Optimize, Brush Up, Polish, Polish Up, Round, Round Off
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Derivative terms: Perfecter, Perfectible, Perfection

Definition of Hone

1. v. i. To pine; to lament; to long.

2. n. A kind of swelling in the cheek.

3. n. 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.

4. v. t. To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.

5. v. i. To grumble; pine; lament; long.

Definition of Hone

1. Noun. A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. ¹

2. Noun. A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores. ¹

3. Verb. To sharpen with a '''hone'''. ¹

4. Verb. To use a '''hone''' to produce a precision bore. ¹

5. Verb. To refine or master (a skill). ¹

6. Verb. To make more acute, intense, or effective. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hone

1. to sharpen [v HONED, HONING, HONES] - See also: sharpen

Medical Definition of Hone

1. To pine; to lament; to long. Origin: Etymology uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hone

honans
honbasho
honcho
honchoed
honchoing
honchos
hond
honda
hondas
hondel
hondle
hondled
hondles
hondling
honds
hone (current term)
hone in on
honed
honer
honers
hones
honessite
honest-to-god
honest-to-goodness
honest broker
honest injun
honest injuns
honest to God
honest woman

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