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hones

verb as in sharpen

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He strips out all the context and goes for simplicity; she hones in on the problem with a focus that is never myopic.

Creative writing in Room 205 hones my literary skills like a lathe.

Hones folks wouldn give ole Black Strap dat amoun uv money fo dat lilly bitty ride less dey was suthin fishy.

Mebby yo tink mos eveybody as big a fool as yo is, Mr. Sniffins, but yo see deys some wise an hones ones yit, don yo?

There are long-hones in your legs and arms, and many short ones in your fingers and toes.

Mowgli could see that neither wolf nor jackal had touched the hones, which were laid out naturally.

Most of the razor hones used in the United States are imported.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hones, such as: whet, acuminate, edge, file, grind, and make sharp.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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