Lexic.us

Definition of Hone

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

2. Noun. A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors.

3. Verb. Make perfect or complete. "Perfect your French in Paris!"

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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