hone

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for hone

hone 🔊 /howˈn/

hone : හණ ගල

hone : මුවහත් කරනවා

hone : හන ගල

hone : හණගල

hone definition

Intransitive verb. To pine; to lament; to long.

Noun.

  1. A kind of swelling in the cheek.
  2. A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.

Transitive verb. To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.