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honed

UK/həʊnd/US/hoʊnd/

honed adjective: made sharp. Also the simple past and past participle of hone.

Adjective

honed (comparative more honed, superlative most honed)

  1. Made sharp.
  2. Made more accurate or precise.

Also used as

honed is also the simple past and past participle of hone.

Forms of honed

comparativemore honed
superlativemost honed

Words formed from honed

Phrases with honed

Words that rhyme with honed

Questions about honed

What does honed mean?
Honed means made sharp.
What part of speech is honed?
Honed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce honed?
Honed is pronounced /hoʊnd/ (US).

Words near honed in the dictionary

  1. hone
  2. hone in
  3. Honea
  4. Honea Path
  5. Honeas
  6. honed
  7. honed dace
  8. honed daces
  9. honed in
  10. honegar
  11. Honegger

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