Whetstone

Word WHETSTONE
Character 9
Hyphenation whet stone
Pronunciations /wɛtstəʊn/

Definitions and meanings of "Whetstone"

What do we mean by whetstone?

A hard, fine-grained stone for honing tools. noun

A stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction. Whetstones are made of various kinds of stone, the finer kinds being, a silicious slate, and when used are moistened with oil or water. noun

Figuratively, that which sharpens, stimulates, or incites the faculties or appetites. noun

A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools. noun

To give a premium for extravagance in falsehood. noun

A hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool. noun

A benchmark for evaluating the power of a computer. noun

A flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives noun

A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.

A benchmark for evaluating the power and performance of a computer.

A stimulant.

1. a rock that is used to sharpen knives and other implements 2. the last name of this faggot, artistic, Led Zeppelin loving who all the chicks want to bang and he doesn't realize it 3. one who is anti-giving high fives Urban Dictionary

Part of the name of a saves the day song Urban Dictionary

Whetstone - A person you use to practice your Rizz and dating skills. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Whetstone

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The word "whetstone" in example sentences

That was of plain black leather, but it included a pocket that had once held some small tool and recalled the whetstone pocket on the manskin sheath of _Terminus Est_. ❋ Wolfe, Gene (1987)

Shaftesbury's test (which is a part of the rake's creed, and what I may call the whetstone of infidelity,) endeavoured to turn the sacred subject into ridicule. ❋ Samuel Richardson (1725)

Lord Shaftesbury’s test (which is a part of the rake’s creed, and what I may call the whetstone of infidelity,) endeavoured to turn the sacred subject into ridicule. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The teeth of these people also, whatever they may suffer in their colour by chewing betel, are an object of great attention: The ends of them, both in the upper and under jaw, are rubbed with a kind of whetstone, by a very troublesome and painful operation, till they are perfectly even and flat, so that they cannot lose less than half a line in their length. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)

He heard the whine of axe-blade on whetstone and the first shiver of fear went through him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When done right, comics are a cognitive whetstone, providing two or three or more different but entangled streams of information in a single panel. ❋ Matociquala (2009)

They include a whetstone from Norway, a bronze ringpin from Ireland, his sword with beautifully decorated hilt, a spear and a shield which survive only as metal fittings, and pottery. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At the time of her death Wetzsteon pronounced“whetstone” was the poetry editor of The New Republic and a faculty member at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. ❋ Con Chapman (2011)

I'm very much the beneficiary of his deeply insightful, eloquently argued ideas; the privilege of sharpening my ideas on the whetstone of his intellect is a rare one, and I'm delighted to share that opportunity with Boing Boing's readers ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bangar, can you lend me a whetstone to strop my knives against, please? ❋ Unknown (2010)

They're not "wet stones" but rather "whetstones" as in "whet: to make keen or more acute;" whet my appetite "; to sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone" ❋ Unknown (2010)

The only other thing I could think of using is a whetstone. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Eh, I just use the minosharp for my Global knives since no one will sharpen them and I do not trust my hand at a whetstone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Maybe it isn't McCain that will carry Bush's legacy, but in fact Clinton if she is manipulative enough to steal the nomination. richard whetstone ❋ Unknown (2008)

They're not "wet stones" but rather "whetstones" as in "whet: to make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"; to sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone" ❋ Unknown (2010)

When he reached the place, Sotharith took out his knife, giving the blade a few sharpening swipes against a small oval whetstone he kept in his pocket. ❋ ERIN HART (2010)

Empty grain sacks, a vat with tar, a whetstone, carpenter's tools, and a used saddle all further attest to working life and the needs of agricultural production. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Has any one seen whetstone? I heard he was in the [pottery] [room] [friday night]. ❋ C-red (2004)

[Jessie] & My [Whetstone] ❋ Rego (2004)

Why would you [DM] her she’s [a munter]. She’s a Whetstone mate, just practicing [my game] for a 10 ❋ JiggabooMoo (2023)

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