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ALL meanings of honed

hone
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  • noun honed Made sharp. 1
  • noun honed a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools. 1
  • noun honed a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions. 1
  • verb with object honed to sharpen on a hone: to hone a carving knife. 1
  • verb with object honed to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone. 1
  • verb with object honed to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills. 1
  • verb without object honed South Midland and Southern U.S. to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie. 1
  • verb without object honed Archaic. to moan and groan. 1
  • adjective honed highly developed 0
  • adjective honed sharpened 0
  • verb honed simple past tense and past participle of hone. 0
  • adjective honed Made more accurate or precise. 0
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