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verb • make keen or more acute • sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone | ||||||||
| 42% | 5 | Polishes, as a blade | ||||||
noun • a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors • a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc. verb • sharpen with a hone • make perfect or complete | ||||||||
| 31% | 12 | An arguer who hones in on small distinctions | ||||||
noun • a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions | ||||||||
Hones As A Blade Crossword Clue
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WHETS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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WHETS
Updated: January 4, 2024
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