| NOUN | artifact | hone | a whetstone made of fine gritstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | contact | hone | sharpen with a hone |
| change | hone, perfect | make perfect or complete |
| Sounds | hhow'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... | |
| Meaning | A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | whetstone | A flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives |
| Spanish | piedra de afilar | |
| Verbs | hone | sharpen with a hone |
| Meaning | sharpen with a hone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "hone a knife" | |
| Narrower | set | Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor |
| Broader | sharpen | make sharp / sharp / sharp / sharp or sharper / sharper / sharper / sharper |
| Spanish | afilar | |
| Nouns | hone | a whetstone made of fine gritstone |
| Meaning | make perfect or complete. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | perfect | |
| Narrower | optimize, optimise | make optimal |
| polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up | Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state | |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
| Spanish | afilar, afinar, perfeccionar, piedra de afilar | |
| Catalan | afilar, perfeccionar | |
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