NOUN | artifact | whetstone | a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives |
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Sounds | hhweh'tstow.n; weh'tstow.n | |
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Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... |
Meaning | A flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives. | |
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Narrower | hone | A whetstone made of fine gritstone |
oilstone | A whetstone for use with oil | |
Broader | stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose |
Spanish | afiladera, amoladera, muela, piedra de afilar, piedra de amolar |
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