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    honed
    /həʊnd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a blade) sharpened: "a honed knife is easier and safer to handle than a dulled, nicked blade"
    • 2. having been refined or perfected over a period of time: "a finely honed performance"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHONED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HONED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of hone 2. to make an object sharp: 3. to make something…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › honeHone Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone; to make more acute, intense, or effective : whet… See the full definition

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HONE definition: 1. to make an object sharp: 2. to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose…. Learn more.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHONED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HONED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of hone 2. to make an object sharp: 3. to make something…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › honedHONED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Honed definition: sharpened on a hone or whetstone. See examples of HONED used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › honeHone - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The verb hone means to sharpen skills. When you practice shooting baskets every day after school, you are honing your skills as a basketball player. Hone, the verb, literally means to sharpen with a hone, a whetstone used to sharpen cutting tools.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionhone verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    verb. /həʊn/ Verb Forms. to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time. hone something She honed her debating skills at college. It was a finely honed piece of writing. hone something to something His body was honed to perfection. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?