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honed

[ hohnd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

sharpened on a hone or whetstone:
Our julienne peeler has 12 honed blades for superfine cuts that will make your julienne vegetables look like a restaurant’s.
made more acute or effective; improved or perfected:
We finish our degrees with highly desirable, finely honed skills, including how to research, how to work hard, and how to think critically.
(of a hole) enlarged with a hone:
When it comes to the barrel of this rifle, the diameter uniformity and roundness of the honed bore are superb.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of hone ¹( def ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of honed¹

hone ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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Example Sentences

The famously flat county features in a new six-part drama about the life of Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna, who honed his craft in Norfolk in the early 1980s.

From BBC

"You had the combination of a highly sophisticated hunting culture -- with skills honed over 10,000 years in Eurasia -- meeting naïve populations of megafauna under environmental stress," said Chatters.

From Science Daily

Homicide detectives honed in on the boy’s father shortly after the shooting on the night of Nov. 30 in the 15000 block of South Haskins Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times

The venues that are closing or struggling to stay open are the types of places where Charli XCX honed her craft.

From BBC

“He had honed his skills and was totally ready. And he is just a hell of a coach.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

Honecker Honegger

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