mó — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grindstone noun A rotating stone wheel used for sharpening or smoothing tools and blades.
- hone verb To sharpen, especially a blade, using a fine stone.
- Millstone noun A large, heavy circular stone used, often in a pair, to grind grain into flour.
- whetstone noun A hard stone with a flat surface, used for sharpening tools with a blade.
Senses
mó is used for these senses in English:
- grindstone An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.
- hone A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- millstone A large round stone used for grinding grain.
- whetstone 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.
hone — full definition
- verb To sharpen, especially a blade, using a fine stone.
- verb To improve or refine a skill over time.
- noun A fine-grained stone used for sharpening blades.
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