āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to hone
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āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to perfect or improve something, such as a skill or ability
Transitive: to hone a skill or quality
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Writers often hone their craft through continuous writing and editing.
āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to sharpen a blade or edge using a tool specifically designed for sharpening
Transitive: to hone a blade or edge
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After each use, the carpenter hones the edge of his chisel for precision.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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a fine-grained whetstone used for sharpening cutting tools
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He kept a small hone in his workshop for touching up knives.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
