tool vs hone

tool and hone both are nouns.

tool and hone both are verbs.

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

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

tool: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
hone: 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.

Other hyponyms of tool include abradant, abrader, bender, clincher, comb, cutting implement, drill, eolith, fork, gang, garden tool, lawn tool, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron, hack, hand tool, hoe, jack, Jaws of Life, neolith, paleolith, muller, pestle, pounder, plough, plow, power tool, punch, puncher, rake, ram, rounder, saw set, shaping tool, strickle, style, stylus, tamp, tamper, tamping bar, tap, swage, upset, nut key, nut tool, shaving cutter.

tool (noun)	hone (noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished	a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
an implement used in the practice of a vocation	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.
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a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

tool (verb)	hone (verb)
work with a tool	make perfect or complete
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it	sharpen with a hone
drive
furnish with tools

Difference between tool and hone

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