As nouns the difference between razor and hone
is that
razor is a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body while
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 or
hone can be a kind of swelling in the cheek.
As verbs the difference between razor and hone
is that
razor is to cut with a razor while
hone is to sharpen with a
hone .
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
razor Alternative forms
* razour (obsolete)
Noun
( en noun)
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
(philosophy) A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.
Derived terms
* cutthroat razor
* disposable razor
* Occam's razor
* razor blade
* razor bump
* razor comb
* razor clam
* razor-sharp
* razor strap / razor strop
* razor-thin
* straight razor
Verb
( en verb)
To cut with a razor.
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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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