Hones - English meaning

Hones – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Sharpen (a blade).
Usage examples:
He was carefully honing the curved blade
Synonims:
Sharpen Make sharper Make sharp Whet Strop Grind File Put an edge on Edge Acuminate
verb
Refine or perfect (something) over a period of time.
Usage examples:
Some of the best players in the world honed their skills playing street football

noun
Another way of saying home in on (see home).
Usage examples:
The detectives honed in on the suspect
noun
A whetstone, especially one used to sharpen razors.
Usage examples:
By the way, a diamond hone is the ideal tool for sharpening in camp.

Hones translation into English

Hones: translate from English into Chinese

珩磨, 抱怨, 厎

Hones: translate from English into Dutch

Honen, Wetsteen, Aanzetten

Hones: translate from English into French

Aiguise, Aiguiser, Pierre à aiguiser, Faire maigrir, Avoir envie de

Hones: translate from English into German

Honen, Schärfen, Schleifstein, Schleifen, Wetzstein

Hones: translate from English into Hindi

होन्स, सान, आसियाना, सान देना

Hones: translate from English into Italian

Mieli, Cote

Hones: translate from English into Korean

숫돌, 숫돌에 갈다

Hones: translate from English into Russian

Оттачивает, Точильный камень, Хонинговать, Затачивать, Точить, Притирать, Оселок, Ворчать, Точильный сланец, Хонинговальная головка, Хныкать, Горевать

Hones: translate from English into Spanish

Perfecciona, Piedra de afilar, Afilar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old English hān ‘stone’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hein .

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Hones – similar words

honed

adjective
(of a blade) sharpened.
Usage examples:
A honed knife is easier and safer to handle than a dulled, nicked blade

verb
Sharpen (a blade).
Usage examples:
He was carefully honing the curved blade

verb
Past simple and past participle of hone
Usage examples:
The bone had been honed to a point., his physique was honed to perfection., her debating skills wer…

Honed - all meanings in English

hone

verb
Sharpen (a blade).
Usage examples:
He was carefully honing the curved blade

noun
Another way of saying home in on (see home).
Usage examples:
The detectives honed in on the suspect

verb
To direct something such as an ability to make it more effective
Usage examples:
He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers., to hone scissors

Hone - all meanings in English

Hones synonims

acuminate

adjective
(of a plant or animal structure, e.g. a leaf) tapering to a point.
Usage examples:
In place of these, we analyzed timing of anthesis, presence or absence of seed wings and pistillate…

Acuminate - all meanings in English

edge

noun
The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.
Usage examples:
A willow tree at the water's edge

verb
Provide with a border or edge.
Usage examples:
The pool is edged with paving

verb
A line determining the limits of an area

Edge - all meanings in English

file

noun
A folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference.
Usage examples:
A file of correspondence

verb
Place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.
Usage examples:
The contract, when signed, is filed

verb
(of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner.
Usage examples:
The mourners filed into the church

File - all meanings in English

grind

verb
Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.
Usage examples:
Grind some black pepper over the salad

noun
A crushing or grating sound or motion.
Usage examples:
The crunch and grind of bulldozers

noun
Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

Grind - all meanings in English

sharpen

verb
Make or become sharp or sharper.
Usage examples:
She sharpened her pencil

verb
Make sharp or sharper

verb
To make something stronger, or to improve something
Usage examples:
The dollar’s decline in value sharpened fears of another recession., i’m taking a course that shoul…

Sharpen - all meanings in English

strop

noun
A device, typically a strip of leather, for sharpening razors.
Usage examples:
He taught his sons the bible and beat them with a razor strop.

verb
Sharpen on or with a strop.
Usage examples:
He stropped a knife razor-sharp on his belt

noun
A bad mood; a temper.
Usage examples:
Nathalie gets in a strop and makes to leave

Strop - all meanings in English

whet

verb
Sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon).
Usage examples:
She took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes

noun
A thing that stimulates appetite or desire.
Usage examples:
He swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet

Whet - all meanings in English

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