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   Hone

   /hōn/

   

   verb

   • 1. sharpen (a blade): "he was carefully honing the curved blade"
   • 2. refine or perfect (something) over a period of time: "she has taken numerous workshops to hone her skills over the years"
   • ▪ give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a part of the body): "she has been working hard to hone her physique"
   • 3. another way of saying home in on (see home)

   noun

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

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Englishhān ‘stone’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hein.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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