The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HONE which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2006.
Knife sharpener crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONE | 40 % | 4 |
| HONER | 20 % | 5 |
| OILSTONE | 20 % | 8 |
| STEEL | 20 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Knife sharpener
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sharpening
- pocket knife
- butcher knife
- pocketknife
- hunting knife
- switchblade knife
- sharpened
- penknife
- cutting tool
- clasp knife
- steak knife
- knife thrust
Crossword Answer definitions
HONE noun- A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
- To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine or master (a skill).
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
- A kind of swelling in the cheek.
- To grumble.
- To pine, lament, or long.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HONE
- Perfect
- Use a whetstone
- Fine-tune
- Make perfect
- Perfect, as a skill
- Put an edge on
- Sharpen
- Whet
- Improve with effort
- Apply to an emery wheel
More clues leading to the result HONER
- Sharpener
- One with an ax to grind
- One making refinements
- Blade sharpener
- Strop user
- One redefining the cutting edge
- Blade sharpener.
- Razor sharpener.
- Sharpener.
- Whetstone user.
More clues leading to the result OILSTONE
- Sharpening material
- Tool sharpener
- Blade sharpener
- Sharpening device
- Honing device
- Cutter's need
- Knife sharpener.
- Article for polishing.
- Whetting device.
- Whetting device