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Noun: hone  hown
  1. A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
Verb: hone  hown
  1. Sharpen with a hone
    "hone a knife"
     
  2. Make perfect or complete
    "hone your French in Paris!"
    - perfect

Derived forms: hones, honed, honing

Type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate, sharpen, whetstone

Encyclopedia: Hone, AO Hone Hone, Italy Hone, Aosta