hone
2
6.7
- noun
- /hoʊn/
:
piedra de afilar
- A drill bit works and is a little bit a little bit of a chisel, a little bit of a hone and a little bit of a reamer.
Examples
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The disadvantage is that, in general, they are limited to assessing hone quality in one region.
Academic text (2003) -
Moreover, the map's suggested activities for promoting creativity through the arts are designed to develop habits of inquiry rather than hone skills.
Academic text (2013) -
Furious preparations: armorers pound breastplates, hone spears, grind swords in a shower of sparks.
Fiction book (1995) -
Within its six-foot-high walls, they found five distinct layers containing hones and olive pits, pottery, flooring, and eight bronze coins dating from the third to the early fifth century A.D.
Academic text (2004) -
A hone is essential for keeping my kitchen knives sharp and ready for use.
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The artisan used a hone to smooth the edges of the wooden sculpture.
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To prepare the sword for battle, he carefully ran it along the hone to ensure a fine edge.
Synonyms
10
1.1
A tool that makes a pencil point or knife edge thin and ready to use
9
6.9
A thick round stone that turns to sharpen knives and other tools
2
7.6
A flat stone used to sharpen the edges of knives or tools
A stone used with oil to sharpen the edge of knives and tools
A hard block used to sharpen or polish metal and jewelry
How Abrasive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hone first named a fine 'stone' that people used to make knives and razors very sharp. So a hone is still the tool you use to sharpen a blade.