Whetstone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʍɛtˌstoʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whetstone is a noun meaning (figurative) A stimulant.
Meaning
(figurative) A stimulant.
More Meanings
- (computing) Alternative letter-case form of Whetstone (“benchmark”).
- (transitive) To sharpen with a 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.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: hone (verb)
[…]for alwaies the dulneſſe of the foole, is the whetstone of the wits.
It was as if a stone were ground to dust; as if white sparks flew from a livid whetstone, which was his spine; as if the switchback railway, having swooped to the depths, fell, fell, fell.
Word Forms
- whetstones
- whetstoning
- whetstoned
Synonyms for whetstone
Depending on context, synonyms include stone, hone.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grindstone, steel, whet, hone, whetting, rubber.
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