Hone
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Hône — La ville vue du Fort de Bard Administration Nom alémanique Ounu Pays … Wikipédia en Français
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Hone — Hone, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honed} (h[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Honing}.] 1. To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor. [1913 Webster] 2. to render more precise or more effective; as, to hone one s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hone — Hône Hône La ville vue du Fort de Bard Fichier:Hône Stemma.png Administration Nom arpitan Ouna Pays … Wikipédia en Français
hone in on — ˌhone ˈin on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they hone in on he/she/it hones in on present participle honing in on past tense … Useful english dictionary
Hone — Hone, n. [AS. h[=a]n; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf. Skr. [,c][=a][.n]a, also [,c][=o], [,c]i, to sharpen, and E. cone. [root]38, 228.] A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hone — ist der Nachname folgender Personen: Evelyn Dennison Hone (1911–1979), Gouverneur Nordrhodesiens (Herbert) Ralph Hone (1896–1992), britischer Major General, Barrister sowie Gouverneur von British North Borneo Siehe auch: Honen … Deutsch Wikipedia
hone — [ houn ] verb transitive 1. ) to improve a skill or talent that is already well developed 2. ) to make the blade of a knife sharp by rubbing it on a special stone ,hone in on phrasal verb transitive hone in on something to give all your attention … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hone — hone·stone; hone·wort; hone; … English syllables
hone — hone1 [hōn] n. [ME < OE han, a stone, akin to ON hein, a hone < IE base * ko(i) , to sharpen, whet > L cos, whetstone, cotes, sharp rock, Gr kōnos, cone] a fine grained, hard stone used to sharpen cutting tools vt. honed, honing 1. to… … English World dictionary
