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Definitions for Hone

[1] a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
[2] a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.
[3] to sharpen on a hone: to hone a carving knife.
[4] to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone.
[5] to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills.
[6] South Midland and Southern U.S. to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie.
[7] Archaic . to moan and groan.
[8] a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors
[9] 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
[10] (tr) to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone
[11] (often foll by for or after ) to yearn or pine
[12] to moan or grieve

Words related to Hone

whet, acuminate, edge, file, grind

Words nearby Hone

hond., honda, hondo, honduran, honduras, hone, honecker, honegger, honest, honest broker, honest injun

Origin of Hone

21590–1600; < Anglo-French *honer; Old French hogner to grumble, growl < Germanic; compare Old Saxon hōnian to abuse, revile

Other words from Hone

hon·er , noun

Word origin for Hone

C17: from Old French hogner to growl, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hōnen to revile

Synonyms for Hone

whet, acuminate, edge, file, grind, make sharp, put a point on, put an edge on