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hone
1[ hohn ]
verb (used with object)
to hone one's skills.
- to sharpen on a whetstone with a fine, compact texture:
to hone a carving knife.
- to enlarge or finish (a hole) using a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip.
noun
- a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.
hone
2[ hohn ]
verb (used without object)
- South Midland and Southern U.S. to yearn; long:
to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie.
- Archaic. to moan and groan.
hone
1/ həʊn /
verb
- often foll byfor or after to yearn or pine
- to moan or grieve
hone
2/ həʊn /
noun
- a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors
- 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
verb
- tr to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone
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- hon·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hone1
Origin of hone2
Example Sentences
The revenge-obsessed convict keeping body and mind honed for his chance.
In the first entry of a two-movie telling, Elphaba is a reserved, gifted young woman trying to hone her skills and maybe someday partner with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
It will also hone the technology to reach 13 to 15 kilometers, where it can be nearly hot enough to melt lead and pressures are higher than those in the deepest ocean trenches.
But Gottlieb said she challenged her team to use that stretch to try new things and learn what works with a new roster, all the while honing in details that would come in handy later.
“Brighter Days” finds the artist fusing rock ’n’ roll, country and bluegrass touchstones into a clarity of vision that he’s honed since rising from the Los Angeles cowpunk scene in the 1980s.
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