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hones

The correct spelling is hones.

How to pronounce hones

noun

IPA: /həʊnz/

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The correct spelling is hones. 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.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
  3. 3.A kind of swelling in the cheek.

verb

  1. 1.To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
  2. 2.To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
  3. 3.To refine or master (a skill).
  4. 4.To make more acute, intense, or effective.
  5. 5.To grumble.

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