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- Dictionaryhoned/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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to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone; to make more acute, intense, or effective : whet… See the full definition
Jun 24, 2018 · HONED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of hone 2. to make an object sharp: 3. to make something…. Learn more.
Synonyms for HONED: sharpened, sharp, cutting, edged, ground, trenchant, keen, jagged; Antonyms of HONED: dull, blunt, smooth, rounded, dulled, blunted, soft, obtuse
HONE definition: 1. to make an object sharp: 2. to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose…. Learn more.
HONED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of hone 2. to make an object sharp: 3. to make something…. Learn more.
Honed definition: sharpened on a hone or whetstone. See examples of HONED used in a sentence.
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?
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.
Hone definition: to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect. See examples of HONE used in a sentence.
n. 1. A fine-grained whetstone for giving a keen edge to a cutting tool. 2. A tool with a rotating abrasive tip for enlarging holes to precise dimensions. tr.v. honed, hon·ing, hones. 1. To sharpen on a fine-grained whetstone. 2. To perfect or make more intense or effective: a speaker who honed her delivery by long practice. Phrasal Verb:
