hone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hoʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hōn)

Inflections of 'hone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hones
v 3rd person singular
honing
v pres p
honed
v past
honed
v past p

hone
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Sense: Verb: improve skills, etc.
Synonyms:
improve Collocations, fine-tune, refine Collocations, perfect Collocations, enhance Collocations, develop Collocations, upgrade Collocations, touch up
Sense: Verb: sharpen a blade
Synonyms:
sharpen Collocations, point Collocations, grind Collocations, file Collocations, whet, edge Collocations, make sth sharp, sharpen sth to a point, file sth to a point


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