hones
/həʊnz/
Dictionary
noun
- 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.
- A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
verb
- To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine or master (a skill).
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
noun
- A kind of swelling in the cheek.
verb
- To grumble.
- To pine, lament, or long.
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