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HONE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HONE?

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Need another word that means the same as “hone”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “hone” in this overview.

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Hone as a Verb
Definitions of "Hone" as a verb
Synonyms of "Hone" as a verb (9 Words)
Usage Examples of "Hone" as a verb
Associations of "Hone" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Hone” are: perfect, sharpen, make sharper, make sharp, whet, strop, grind, file, put an edge on

Hone as a Verb

Definitions of "Hone" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hone” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a part of the body.
Sharpen with a hone.
Make perfect or complete.
Refine or perfect (something) over a period of time.
Sharpen (a blade.

Synonyms of "Hone" as a verb (9 Words)

file	Smooth with a file. File one s fingernails.
grind	Created by grinding. Grind the spices in a mortar.
make sharp	Assure the success of.
make sharper	Achieve a point or goal.
perfect	Make perfect or complete. Equity will not perfect* an imperfect gift.*
put an edge on	Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
sharpen	Raise the pitch of (musical notes. Students will sharpen* up their reading skills.*
strop	Sharpen on or with a strop. Strop razors.
whet	Sharpen by rubbing as on a whetstone. The selection of quotations may whet* your curiosity to investigate the source material.*

Usage Examples of "Hone" as a verb

The detectives honed in on the suspect.
Some of the best players in the world honed their skills playing street football.
She has been working hard to hone her physique.
I started to hone in on the problem.
He was carefully honing the curved blade.
Hone a knife.

Associations of "Hone" (30 Words)

abrade	Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine stinging dust.
abrasive	Sharply disagreeable; rigorous. The refrigerator is easily damaged by abrasives.
awl	A small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather.
ax	Chop or split with an ax. Axe wood.
behead	Cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution. Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay.
brace	Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. Thirty brace* of grouse.*
chop	Form or shape by chopping. The pile of chop* was dropped into the calves feeder.*
craft	An aircraft or spaceship. He represented the craft* of brewers.*
crush	Crush or bruise. Crush an aluminum can.
drudgery	Hard menial or dull work. Domestic drudgery.
finely	With delicate or intricate workmanship or structure. A finely* proportioned Gothic church.*
flour	Convert grain into flour. Manioc flour.
grind	Created by grinding. The crunch and grind* of bulldozers.*
grindstone	A thick disc of stone or other abrasive material mounted so as to revolve, used for grinding, sharpening, or polishing metal objects.
hammer	Hit or beat something repeatedly with a hammer or similar object. He got hammered for an honest mistake.
heighten	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The tension heightened.
knife	Use a knife on. The victim was knifed to death.
mash	Mashed potato. We d let the pot mash* for ten minutes.*
mill	Grind something in a mill. Tourists were milling about in the lobby.
millstone	One of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain.
pointed	Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant. Pointed comments were made about racial discrimination within the army.
powder	A medicine or drug in the form of powder usually designed to be dissolved in a liquid. Powder skiing.
pulverize	Reduce to fine particles. The brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment.
sharp	The sign indicating a sharp. Fresh goats milk cheese has a slightly sharper flavour than fromage frais.
sharpen	Make or become sharp or sharper. Students will sharpen* up their reading skills.*
shatter	Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces. Everyone was shattered by the news.
shred	Reduce documents to unreadable strips by feeding them into a shredder. That girl can shred* like Eddie Van Halen.*
squash	Edible fruit of a squash plant eaten as a vegetable. The proposal was immediately squashed by the Heritage Department.
tamp	A tool for tamping e g for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc. He tamped down the tobacco with his thumb.
whet	Sharpen by rubbing as on a whetstone. She took out her dagger and began to whet* its blade in even rhythmic strokes.*