hone
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(hōn) 
n.
hone2 (hōn)
intr.v. Informal, honed, hon·ing, hones.
n.
- A fine-grained whetstone for giving a keen edge to a cutting tool.
- A tool with a rotating abrasive tip for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.
- To sharpen on a fine-grained whetstone.
- To perfect or make more intense or effective: a speaker who honed her delivery by long practice.
hone in
- To move or advance toward a target or goal: The missiles honed in on the military installation.
- To direct one's attention; focus: The lawyer honed in on the gist of the plaintiff's testimony.
[Middle English, from Old English hān, stone. Hone in, alteration of home in.]
hone2 (hōn)
intr.v. Informal, honed, hon·ing, hones.
- To whine or moan.
- To hanker; yearn.
[Obsolete French hoigner, from Old French, perhaps from hon, cry of discontent.]
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IN BRIEF: A whetstone made of fine gritstone; Make perfect or complete; Sharpen.
Tutor's tip: "Hone" (sharpen) your social skills at "home" (where you live).
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categories related to 'hone'
- Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - hone: (vb) grind to smoothly finished surface
- Shaving, Shaping, Sharpening, and Smoothing Tools - hone: abrasive whetstone for sharpening bladed cutting tools
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slibe, hvæsse
n. - slibesten
2.
v. intr. - murre, mukke, klage
Nederlands (Dutch)
slijpen, wetten, aanzetten, slijpsteen, oliesteen, wetsteen
Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (lit, fig) aiguiser, affûter
n. - pierre à aiguiser
2.
v. intr. - gémir (fam), geindre, convoiter (qch), soupirer (pour/après qch)
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schleifen, schärfen
n. - Wetzstein, Schleifstein
2.
v. - sich sehnen, jammern
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ακονίζω, τροχίζω
n. - ακόνι, ακονόπετρα, λαδάκονο
Português (Portuguese)
v. - amolar
n. - pedra (f) de amolar
Русский (Russian)
ворчать, точить, точильный камень
Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - afilar
n. - piedra de afilar
2.
v. intr. - sentir nostalgia
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slipa, bryna
n. - slipsten, brynsten
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 磨刀石, 用磨刀石磨
2. 想念, 抱怨
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 磨刀石
v. tr. - 用磨刀石磨
2.
v. intr. - 想念, 抱怨
한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 숫돌로 갈다
n. - 숫돌
2.
v. intr. - 불평하다, 신음하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 砥石, ホーン
v. - 砥石でとぐ, ホーンでとぎ上げる, 砥石で研ぐ
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يشحذ, يسن, يتذمر, يتوق (الاسم) حجر الشحذ أو السن أو التجليخ
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אבן משחזת
v. tr. - השחיז
v. intr. - התגעגע
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