hone

/həʊn//hoʊn/

noun

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.

verb

  1. 1

    To sharpen with a hone; to whet.

  2. 2

    To use a hone to produce a precision bore.

  3. 3

    To refine or master (a skill).

  4. 4

    To make more acute, intense, or effective.

noun

  1. 1

    A kind of swelling in the cheek.

verb

  1. 1

    To grumble.

  2. 2

    To pine, lament, or long.

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