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whetstones

whetstones is the plural of whetstone.

whetstones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whetstone.

Meaning of whetstone

Noun

whetstone (plural whetstones)

  1. 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.
    • […]for alwaies the dulneſſe of the foole, is the whetstone of the wits.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    honestone
  2. (figuratively) A stimulant.

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Noun capitalized: Whetstones

Whetstones

  1. (plural) plural of Whetstone

Questions about whetstones

What is whetstones the plural of?
Whetstones is the plural of whetstone.
What part of speech is whetstones?
Whetstones is a noun.

Words near whetstones in the dictionary

  1. Whetsels
  2. Whetstine
  3. Whetstines
  4. whetstone
  5. whetstoned
  6. whetstones
  7. whetstoning
  8. Whettam
  9. Whettams
  10. whetted
  11. whetted someone's appetite

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