hone
Pronunciation: (hōn), [key]
— n., v., honed, hon•ing.
—n.
- 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.
—v.t.
- to sharpen on a hone: to hone a carving knife.
- to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone.
- to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills.
hone
Pronunciation: (hōn), [key]
— honed, hon•ing.
- to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie.
- to moan and groan.
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