Word "HONE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make perfect or complete
Synonyms:
perfect

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
sharpen with a hone
Examples:
hone a knife

Crossword Clues for HONE

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Refine push on extra housing (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 01 Nov 2025
Refine push on extra housing (4) The Guardian Quick 01 Nov 2025
Sharpen, like skills
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 14 Oct 2025
Sharpen USA Today 09 Oct 2025
Perfect New York Times 09 Oct 2025
Sharpen Puzzler Backwords 03 Oct 2025
Refine, as a skill New York Times 22 Sep 2025
Sharpen, as skills Newsday 17 Sep 2025
Sharpen USA Today Quick 13 Sep 2025
Sharpen Newsday 24 Aug 2025
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 14 Jul 2025
Sharpen The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 14 Jul 2025
Improve gradually Newsday 13 Jul 2025
Smooth with a whetstone New York Times 13 Jul 2025
Improve Newsday 10 Jul 2025
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen, as skills New York Times 17 Jun 2025
Sharpen Universal 15 Jun 2025
Sharpen, as a skill Newsday 10 Jun 2025
Hato -, St John charity (4)
Polish, as skills
Fine-tune, as a skill
Sharpen Puzzler Backwords 06 May 2025
Sharpen, as skills Newsday 30 Apr 2025
Perfect sweetener - almost (4)
Sharpen New York Times 29 Apr 2025
Perfect over time Universal 21 Apr 2025
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen Commuter 24 Mar 2025
Sharpen new garden tool outside (4) Puzzler Cryptic 24 Mar 2025
Perfect, as a skill Universal 23 Mar 2025
Sweetheart mostly is perfect (4)
Hard one to sharpen (4)
Put an edge on hard individual (4)
Sharpening stone (4)
Sharpen Newsday 11 Feb 2025
Sharpen, like skills
Sharpen on stone
Sharpen; improve (skills) The Times Concise 18 Jan 2025
Sharpen section of teeth on edges (4)
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen Universal 12 Jan 2025
Perfect over time New York Times 04 Jan 2025
Sharpen by whetting on a stone
A hot individual can sharpen things up (4)
Sharpen, as a skill (rhymes with "phone")
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 05 Dec 2024
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 05 Dec 2024
... Heke, influential chief (4)
Sharpen with whetstone (4)
A hot one; and that's flat! (4)
Fine-tune The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 Nov 2024
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 06 Nov 2024
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 04 Nov 2024
Make sharper USA Today 03 Nov 2024
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 14 Oct 2024
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 21 Sep 2024
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 14 Sep 2024
Whet, sharpen Puzzler Backwords 10 Sep 2024
Whetstone for sharpening
Get ready, as a machete
Take a strop to LA Times Daily 11 Aug 2024
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 05 Aug 2024
Sharpen, as a sword's edge Family Time 04 Aug 2024
Here's a hard one, and that's flat! (4)
Sharpen The Sun Two Speed 13 Jul 2024
Polish individual on horse The Sun Two Speed 13 Jul 2024
A flat stone and a hot one
Sharpen(4)
Put on edge, he holds on (4)
Most of what bees make is perfect (4)
Sharpen, as a skill
Elevate, as effectiveness Newsday 29 Jun 2024
Refine New York Times 26 Jun 2024
Strengthen, as skills (rhymes with "tone")
Sharpen USA Today 01 Jun 2024
Sharpen, like a sword or a skill USA Today 30 May 2024
Polish, as skills
Make sharp LA Times Daily 22 May 2024
Sharpen, like skills USA Today 20 May 2024
Make sharp Premier Sunday 05 May 2024
Give an edge LA Times Daily 27 Apr 2024
Sharpen Puzzler Backwords 18 Apr 2024
Refine hair oil? Not essential at the outset (4)
Sharpen, as a blade LA Times Daily 15 Apr 2024
Sharpen Universal 15 Apr 2024
Sharpen, as a skill
A hot one can put an edge on things (4)
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen Newsday 24 Mar 2024
Sharpen on smooth stone (4)
Perfect Wall Street Journal 21 Mar 2024
Polish, as skills
Improve by refinement Newsday 02 Mar 2024
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 27 Feb 2024
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2024
Give an edge to Wall Street Journal 22 Feb 2024
Whet Puzzler Backwords 16 Feb 2024
Whetsone (4)
Make sharper as a knife
Make more acute, keen, or effective (4)
Fine-tune LA Times Daily 04 Feb 2024
Sharpen hard individual (4)
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 01 Feb 2024
Sharpen, like skills
Sharpen, as a skill
Refine, like skills USA Today 05 Jan 2024
Make sharper Commuter 03 Jan 2024
Sharpen, as a skill (rhymes with "phone")
Refine Wall Street Journal 16 Dec 2023
Whet Commuter 11 Dec 2023
Sharpen Commuter 08 Dec 2023
Sharpen USA Today 03 Dec 2023
Put an edge on a blade Family Time 27 Nov 2023
Sharpen bee's produce. Yes/No (4)
Refine USA Today 16 Nov 2023
Fine-tune, as a skill
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 04 Nov 2023
Sharpen LA Times Daily 18 Oct 2023
Sharpen Universal 15 Sep 2023
Give an edge to Wall Street Journal 07 Sep 2023
Make sharper Newsday 03 Sep 2023
Refine a skill over time
Sharpen, as an axe Family Time 21 Aug 2023
Refine, as an ability
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 01 Aug 2023
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 29 Jul 2023
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 15 Jul 2023
Perfect New York Times 06 Jul 2023
Sharpen, as a skill
Fine-tune Universal 01 Jul 2023
Fine-tune over time, as skills
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 13 Jun 2023
Strengthen, as skills (rhymes with "tone")
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 06 Jun 2023
Make more perfect Newsday 21 May 2023
Make sharper Wall Street Journal 16 May 2023
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 02 May 2023
Perfect over time USA Today 30 Apr 2023
Make sharper Newsday 23 Apr 2023
Fine-tune Newsday 21 Apr 2023
Improve through practice USA Today 06 Apr 2023
Sharpen USA Today 29 Mar 2023
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 25 Mar 2023
Apply to a whetstone Family Time 12 Mar 2023
Make more perfect Newsday 12 Mar 2023
Fine-tune a skill
Perfect New York Times 03 Mar 2023
Sharpen, like skills Family Time 12 Feb 2023
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 10 Feb 2023
Make sharper Newsday 05 Feb 2023
Give an edge to New York Times 03 Feb 2023
Perfect gradually LA Times Daily 11 Jan 2023
Polish, as skills
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen New York Times 13 Dec 2022
Make sharper USA Today 28 Nov 2022
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen Universal 14 Nov 2022
Fine-tune USA Today 13 Nov 2022
Sharpen, as skills
Make better, as a skill
Fine-tune over time LA Times Daily 19 Oct 2022
Fine-tune, as skills LA Times Daily 11 Oct 2022
Sharpen Newsday 11 Oct 2022
Sharpen USA Today 04 Oct 2022
Sharpen USA Today 27 Sep 2022
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 25 Aug 2022
Polish LA Times Daily 05 Aug 2022
Sharpen (with a whetstone) The Times Concise 29 Jul 2022
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 26 Jul 2022
Sharpen, as a knife New York Times 19 Jul 2022
Whet Universal 18 Jul 2022
Sharpen, like a skill Universal 06 Jul 2022
Refine USA Today 29 Jun 2022
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 27 Jun 2022
Strengthen, as skills
Sharpen LA Times Daily 08 Jun 2022
Sharpen The Washington Post 08 Jun 2022
Strengthen, as skills
Sharpen Universal 07 Apr 2022
Sharpen, as a skill
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 30 Mar 2022
Fine-tune Newsday 24 Mar 2022
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 22 Mar 2022
Strengthen, as an ability (rhymes with "bone")
Sharpen, as a knife edge Family Time 28 Feb 2022
Sharpen USA Today 09 Jan 2022
Perfect over time Universal 30 Dec 2021
Refine, as a skill New York Times 14 Dec 2021
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 02 Dec 2021
Refine USA Today 17 Nov 2021
Perfect over time USA Today 10 Nov 2021
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 06 Nov 2021
Sharpen Universal 04 Nov 2021
Fine-tune Universal 28 Sep 2021
Refine over time USA Today 04 Sep 2021
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 02 Aug 2021
Refine Wall Street Journal 29 Jul 2021
Work on perfecting USA Today 24 Jul 2021
Perfect, as skills New York Times 20 Jul 2021
Sharpen a skill
Improve, as skills Universal 21 May 2021
Put an edge on New York Times 05 May 2021
Sharpen Universal 21 Apr 2021
Refine USA Today 05 Apr 2021
Refine a skill
Sharpen a skill, say
Sharpen Thomas Joseph 01 Mar 2021
Develop, as a skill Wall Street Journal 22 Feb 2021
Refine, as skills LA Times Daily 15 Feb 2021
Refine, as skills The Washington Post 15 Feb 2021
Sharpen New York Times 15 Feb 2021
Fine-tune a skill, say
Improve, as one's skills
Give an edge New York Times 06 Feb 2021
Polish base for white castle?
Improve with effort
Refine Wall Street Journal 06 Jan 2021
Fine-tune USA Today 28 Dec 2020
Give a fine edge to The Washington Post 23 Dec 2020
Give a fine edge to LA Times Daily 23 Dec 2020
Refine, as a skill Universal 22 Dec 2020
Sharpen USA Today 03 Dec 2020
Sharpen Wall Street Journal 27 Oct 2020
Sharpen, as skills Newsday 27 Oct 2020
Sharpen, as a skill Universal 09 Oct 2020
Sharpen The Washington Post Sunday 23 Aug 2020
Sharpen, as a talent
Ready the machete, say Wall Street Journal 08 Aug 2020
Sharpen The Telegraph Quick 06 Aug 2020
Make more acute Newsday 19 Jul 2020
Refine, as skills
Whet Premier Sunday 07 Jun 2020
Refine Universal 06 Jun 2020
Sharpen, as a knife Newsday 01 Jun 2020
Sharpen garden tool around November The Telegraph Cryptic 13 May 2020
Perfect, as one's skills Family Time 11 May 2020
Sharpen, like skills
Fine-tune Universal 27 Apr 2020
Sharpen LA Times Daily 18 Apr 2020
Sharpen The Washington Post 18 Apr 2020
Fine-tune Newsday 08 Mar 2020
Give an edge Wall Street Journal 22 Feb 2020
Sharpen, as skills New York Times 30 Dec 2019
Make more efficient, as skills
Sharpen, as skills Universal 02 Dec 2019
Improve, as skills Newsday 01 Dec 2019
Perfect The Washington Post Sunday 17 Nov 2019
Fine-tune, as skills LA Times Daily 14 Oct 2019
Fine-tune, as skills The Washington Post 14 Oct 2019
Polish individual after horse The Sun Two Speed 16 Sep 2019
Sharpen The Sun Two Speed 16 Sep 2019
Use a strop on USA Today 26 Aug 2019
Improve a skill through practice
Improve gradually, say New York Times 14 Jul 2019
Refine a skill over a period of time
Refine The Washington Post Sunday 09 Jun 2019
Put to a whetstone USA Today 05 Jun 2019
Sharpen Eugene Sheffer 24 May 2019
Improve, as skills USA Today 19 May 2019
Sharpen, as skills USA Today 07 May 2019
Use a whetstone on USA Today 14 Apr 2019
Give an edge to Family Time 25 Mar 2019
Refine LA Times Daily 22 Mar 2019
Refine The Washington Post 22 Mar 2019
Make more effective Newsday 01 Mar 2019
Put to a strop USA Today 01 Mar 2019
Polish a craft
Sharpen, as a talent
Improve, as a skill Newsday 17 Feb 2019
Perfect New York Times 08 Feb 2019
Sharpen a skill
Sharpen, as one's skills New York Times 30 Jan 2019
Get better or perfect over a period of time
Refine a skill over time
Sharpen, as skills
Give a fine edge to
Improve, as skills
Put to a strop
Put to a whetstone
Sharpen, as skills
Use a strop on
Sharpen
Refine
Fine-tune, as skills
Sharpen, as one's skills
Perfect
Put an edge on
Sharpen
Improve gradually, say
Improve, as a skill USA Today 17 Dec 2018
Perfect, as an edge Universal 08 Nov 2018
Improve Wall Street Journal 27 Oct 2018
Fine-tune LA Times Daily 21 Oct 2018
Fine-tune The Washington Post 21 Oct 2018
Fine-tune Wall Street Journal 04 Oct 2018
Improve a skill
Put to the grindstone USA Today 23 Aug 2018
Put to a grindstone USA Today 09 Aug 2018
Polish individual on horse The Sun Two Speed 14 Jul 2018
Better edges? Universal 13 Jul 2018
Better an edge Universal 06 Jul 2018
Sharpen
Improve, as a skill
Practice to improve New York Times 11 Apr 2018
Give a finer edge to LA Times Daily 28 Mar 2018
Give a finer edge to The Washington Post 28 Mar 2018
Polish
Fine-tune a skill
Sharpen, as a skill
Make more perfect Newsday 12 Jan 2018
Sharpen, as a razor Universal 10 Jan 2018
Sharpen new garden tool outside The Sun Two Speed 04 Jan 2018
Better edges?
Give a finer edge to
Fine-tune
Better an edge
Perfect, as an edge
Practice to improve
Improve, as a skill
Put to a grindstone
Put to the grindstone
Improve
Fine-tune
Refine over time Wall Street Journal 27 Dec 2017
Revise for the better Newsday 23 Dec 2017
Perfect darling? Not quite
Sharpen Family Time 20 Nov 2017
Fine-tune New York Times 02 Nov 2017
Perfect, as a skill USA Today 22 Oct 2017
Sharpen Canadiana 16 Oct 2017
Give an edge to
Fine-tune The Washington Post Sunday 01 Oct 2017
Sharpen, as a skill New York Times 12 Sep 2017
Sharpen, as one's skills Universal 28 Jul 2017
Perfect, as one's talents Universal 24 Jul 2017
Perfect over time Newsday 20 Jul 2017
Sharpen, as a knife
Sharpen, as a skill
Hard going by single file The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Jul 2017
Improve, as a blade edge Universal 28 May 2017
Improve, as an edge Newsday 11 May 2017
To sharpen one's skills
Sharpen Newsday 22 Mar 2017
Sharpen one's skills
Give an edge to Wall Street Journal 25 Feb 2017
Make sharper Newsday 21 Feb 2017
Sharpen, as skills
Perfect, as a skill
Sharpen, as a skill
Perfect, as one's talents
Improve, as a blade edge
Fine-tune
Sharpen, as a sword edge Universal 24 Dec 2016
Polish term of affection? Not quite! The Telegraph Toughie 22 Dec 2016
Improve New York Times 03 Nov 2016
Perfect LA Times Daily 24 Jun 2016
Give an edge to The Washington Post 20 Jun 2016
Polish, as one's skills Universal 19 Jun 2016
Sharpen, as a razor Family Time 05 Jun 2016
Make a point? USA Today 29 May 2016
Perfect Wall Street Journal 20 May 2016
Use a whetstone on Universal 18 Apr 2016
Improve The Washington Post 30 Mar 2016
Put an edge on USA Today 26 Mar 2016
Edge LA Times Daily 19 Mar 2016
Perfect, as one's skills Universal 10 Mar 2016
Sharpen on a whetstone USA Today 29 Feb 2016
Sweet substance almost completely smooth The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Feb 2016
Ready the machete Universal 17 Feb 2016
Improve
Sharpen, as a sword edge
Ready the machete
Polish, as one's skills
Perfect
Make a point?
Improve, as acting skills Universal 19 Oct 2015
Sharpen, as a razor USA Today 17 Oct 2015
Make sharper USA Today 21 Aug 2015
Better an edge USA Today 18 Aug 2015
Improve, as a skill Universal 06 Jul 2015
Get an edge on New York Times 08 May 2015
Touch up LA Times Daily 12 Apr 2015
Endless love is perfect
Refine Premier Sunday 11 Jan 2015
Improve, as acting skills
Improve, as a skill
Fine-tune
Give an edge
Give an edge to
Sharpen, as a razor
Make sharper
Better an edge
Improve with effort
Sharpen
Refine
Use a strop on
Get an edge on
Touch up
Sharpen
Fine-tune
Improve, as a skill
Sharpen
Use a whetstone on
Touch up
Whet
Practice
Sharpen
Make sharper, as a blade
Refine
Sharpen
Make sharper, as a blade
Take the strop to
Polish one's skills
Make keener
Improve, as one's skills
Give an edge to
Sharpen
Fine-tune
Make more efficient
Improve the edge of
Try to perfect
Edge
Ready a machete
Refine
Sharpen
Fine-tune
Sharpen
Use a whetstone on
Fine-tune
Improve, as skill
Make more acute, as one's senses
Make sharper
Use a whetstone on
Give an edge to?
Use a strop on
Sharpen, as skills
Sharpen, as a knife
Practice, as skills
Gain an edge
Improve, as skills
Improve, as one's skills
Ready, as a machete
Perfect
Perfect
Fine-tune
Perfect
Make sharp
Sharpen, as one's skills
Give an edge to
Make keener
Fine-tune
You might rub a knife across it
Improve
Give an edge to
Make more effective
Aid in gaining an edge
Make more perfect
Perfect
Improve, as one's skills
Make more effective
Put an edge on
Make more efficient
Put an edge on
Apply to an emery wheel
Apply to a whetstone
Work on, as one's skills
Sharpen, as skills
Use a whetstone
Ready the machete
Ready, as a machete
Perfect, as one's skills
Put to an oilstone
Use a whetstone on
Sharpen, as a knife
Use a whetstone on
Apply to a whetstone
Make sharper
Give an edge to
Use a whetstone
Give an edge to
Give an edge to
Improve, as skills
Use a strop on
Work on, as one's skills
Improve, as skills
Use a strop on
Use a strop
It'll give you an edge
Sharpen
Get to the point?
Improve, as skills
Make sharper
Perfect one's skills
Opposite of dull
Work on the edge
Give an edge to
Whet
Make keener
Improve, in a way
Improve an edge
Work on
Strop
Refine
Perfect
Sharpen
Use a strop on
Sharpen
Polish, as one's skills
Work on
Strop
Fine-tune
Sharpen 1-Across
Perfect
Strop it!
Whetstone
Whet
Take a strop to
Fine-tune
Sharpen
Fine-tune
Sharpen
Make sharper
Perfect
Make a knife sharp
Give an edge
Cutting edge creator
Make sharper
Sharpen, as a skill
Give an edge
Perfect, as one's skills
Sharpen, as a razor
Make more acute
Better
Fine-tune
Improve
Make perfect
Give the edge to?
Knife sharpener
Make perfect
Use a whetstone
Whet
Improve in small increments
Whet
Get an edge
Sharpen, as skills
Apply to a whetstone
It might help you make the cut
Improve in small increments
Improve, as an edge
Perfect, as a skill
Make perfect
Sharpen with a whetstone
Make perfect
Use a whetstone
Refine
Sharpen, as skills
Work on the edge?
Put an edge on
Perfect, as a skill
Put to an oilstone
Razor sharpener
Put to the grindstone
Sharpen, as on a whetstone
Make more effective
Put an edge on
Improve, as skills
Use a whetstone
Perfect, as a skill
Polish
Use a strop
Grind, maybe
Put an edge on
Sharpen skills
It'll give you the edge
Improve
Put an edge on
Perfect, as one's skills
Put an edge on
Put to a strop
Use a whetstone
Whet
Give an edge
Whetstone
Use a whetstone
Use a whetstone
Perfect
Sharpen a skill
Improve, as a skill
Use a whetstone on
Give an edge to
Perfect
Give an edge to
Perfect, as a skill
Sharpen, as one's skills
Work on
Whetstone
Put to the grindstone
Use an oilstone
Intensify
Perfect
Use a strop
Give an edge to?
Get an edge
Sharpen, as on a whetstone
Improve, as one's skills
Edge
Ready the razor
Get to the point?
Make better
Improve, as one's skills
Improve, in a way
Make a point?
Use an oilstone
Grind, maybe
Perfect
Sharpen up
Improve
Sharpen as skills
Whet
Sharpen, as a razor
Use a strop
Whetstone
Strop
Grind, in away
Oilstone
Practice, so to speak
Use a whetstone
Use of oilstone
Strop a razor
Use an oilstone
Cutler's need
Do a cutler's job
Fix the carver
Use a strop
Strop
Fine oilstone
Make sharper
Smooth
Knife sharpener
Perfect over time
Refine
Barber's stone.
Sharpen the carver
Use a whetstone on
Fine whetstone.
Fine-grained stone.
Stone for setting razors.
Sharpen on a whetstone.
Strop.
Whet.
Whetstone for razors.
Oilstone.
Abrasive tool.
Sharpener.
Whetstone.
Make sharp.
Barber's adjunct.
Sharpen.
Use a strop.
Fine oilstone.
Stone of fine grit.
Put an edge on.
Yearn: Dial.
Apply to an emery wheel
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