To sharpen; give an edge to; as, to hone a knife for carving meat.

Hone means:

• mourn

• hum

• sharpen

• whittle

Deserted wreck; now, any- thing unwieldy.

Hulk means:

• rotten tree stump

• broken-down ship

• pile of debris

• tumble-down barn

A familiar homely saying; as, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’ is a saw we’ve all heard.” Saw means:

• remedy

• witticism

• reference point

• proverb

Power or influence; make full use of; as, to wield political power. Wield means:

• to finagle

• to support

• to force upon

• to exercise authority

Formed by a curve in a shoreline; loop in a rope. Bight is a

• bay

• post

• meadow

• porch

Authoritative statement of belief; set of principles; doctrine; as, the Apostles’ Creed in the Christian faith. Creed is a statement of

• belief

• confidence

• proof

• qualification

Distance around something; as, the enormous girth of a redwood tree. Also, a strap around a horse to secure a saddle. Girth--

• Circumference

• Ornament

• Diameter

• Knot

Trim; as, “A printer crops the edge of a page.” Crop --

• to winnow

• bundle

• steal

• cut short

Cause of harm or worry; as. “Inflation is the bane of our times.” Bane

• ignominy

• affliction

• ruler

• regimen

Manage with difficulty; as, to eke out a living. Eke is

• to startle

• to fade

• to supplement

• to escape