Synonyms of the word whetstone


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whetstone

  • n. A sharpening stone, a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with…
  • n. (computing) A benchmark for evaluating the power of a computer.

stone

  • n. (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
  • n. A small piece of stone, a pebble.
  • n. A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
  • n. (Britain, plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals,…
  • n. (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp…
  • n. (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
  • n. (board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon,…
  • n. A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
  • n. (curling) A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the…
  • n. A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
  • n. (obsolete) A mirror, or its glass.
  • n. (obsolete) A testicle.
  • n. (dated, printing) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange…
  • v. (transitive) To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
  • v. (transitive) To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
  • v. (intransitive) To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
  • v. (transitive, slang) To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive).
  • v. (intransitive, Singapore, slang) To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when…
  • adj. Constructed of stone.
  • adj. Having the appearance of stone.
  • adj. Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
  • adj. (African American Vernacular) Used as an intensifier.
  • adj. (LGBT) Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.
  • adv. As a stone (used with following adjective).
  • adv. (slang) Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).

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