Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    hone
    /həʊn/

    verb

    • 1. sharpen (a blade): "he was carefully honing the curved blade"
    • 2. refine or perfect (something) over a period of time: "some of the best players in the world honed their skills playing street football"

    noun

    • 1. a whetstone, especially one used to sharpen razors.

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. 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.

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

    The meaning of HONE is to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone. How to use hone in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHONE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to direct something such as an ability to make it more effective: He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › honeHONE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hone definition: to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect. See examples of HONE used in a sentence.

  6. 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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhone verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    hone something (to something) to make a knife or other tool sharp or sharper synonym sharpen. The knife had been honed to razor sharpness. The hook should be honed to a needle-sharp point.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHONE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you hone something, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose. Leading companies spend time and money on honing the skills of senior managers.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › honehone verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of hone verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHONE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    to improve something and make it perfect: This is an opportunity for you to hone your skills. (Definition of hone from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hone. in Chinese (Traditional) 變鋒利, 使…變鋒利, 把…磨尖… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 变锋利, 使…变锋利, 把…磨尖… See more. in Spanish. afilar, poner a punto…

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › honehone | meaning of hone in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    hone meaning, definition, what is hone: to improve your skill at doing something...: Learn more.