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Definitions for Honing

[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 Honing

honewhet, acuminate, edge, file, grind

Words nearby Honing

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

Origin of Honing

e21590–1600; < Anglo-French *honer; Old French hogner to grumble, growl < Germanic; compare Old Saxon hōnian to abuse, revile

Other words from Honing

hon·er , noun

Word origin for Honing

eC17: from Old French hogner to growl, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hōnen to revile

Synonyms for Honing

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