As verbs the difference between sharpen and hone
is that
sharpen is to make sharp while
hone is to sharpen with a
hone.
As a noun hone is
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.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
sharpen English
Verb
( en verb)
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp
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* (Edmund Burke) (1729-1797)
- He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.
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Antonyms
* blunt
Derived terms
* sharpener
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hone English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ).
Noun
( en 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.
Derived terms
* hone slate
* hone stone
Verb
To sharpen with a hone .
To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
To refine or master (a skill).
To make more acute, intense, or effective.
To pine; to lament; to long.
- (Lamb)
See also
* grit
* sandpaper
* steel
* strop
* swarf
Etymology 2
Compare Icelandic word for "a knob".
Noun
( en noun)
A kind of swelling in the cheek.
Derived terms
* honewort
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