hone
US: /ˈhoʊn/
UK: /hˈəʊn/
UK: /hˈəʊn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
hone /houn/
- danh từ
- đá mài; đá mài dao cạo ((cũng) hone stone)
- (kỹ thuật) đầu mài dao
- ngoại động từ
- mài (dao cạo...) bằng đá mài
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN] ~ sth (to sth)
1 to develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over a period of time: His body was honed to perfection. + She honed her debating skills at college. + It was a finely honed piece of writing.
2 to make a blade sharp or sharper
Synonym: SHARPEN
The knife had been honed to razor sharpness. + The hook should be honed to a needle-sharp point.
Concise English dictionary
hones|honed|honinghəʊn
noun
+a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
verb
+sharpen with a hone
+make perfect or complete
