hone vs polish

hone and polish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hone	Yes	No	Yes	No
polish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, polish is a hyponym of hone; that is, polish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hone:

Other hyponyms of hone include optimise, optimize, brush up, polish up, round, round off.

hone (noun)	polish (noun)
a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors	the property of being smooth and shiny
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.	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
	a preparation used in polishing

hone (verb)	polish (verb)
make perfect or complete	bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
sharpen with a hone	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
	make (a surface) shine