What is another word for hones?

Pronunciation: [hˈə͡ʊnz] (IPA)

Honing is a process of sharpening or refining something. To find synonyms for the word "hones", we can consider terms like perfecting, polishing, refining, improving, honing down, streamlining, and fine-tuning. All of these words suggest a process of refinement, where something is gradually improved or made better. To hone a skill is to become more proficient or adept at it. We can also use terms like sharpening, cultivating, and developing to describe this process. When it comes to honing a piece of writing or a work of art, words like revising, editing, and reworking come to mind. In essence, all of these synonyms describe a process of refining, improving, and sharpening something to bring out its best qualities.

What are the hypernyms for Hones?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Hones

We drank our morning draft together and thence to White Hall, where Dr. hones preached; but I staid not to hear, but walking in the court, I heard that Sir Arth.
"Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Transcribed From The Shorthand Manuscript In The Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge By The Rev. Mynors Bright"
Samuel Pepys Commentator: Lord Braybrooke
One of the Duke's officers presented himself at the hones of the Vice-Consul and demanded 200 Louis.
"Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, v10"
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Not but what he ain't han'some, baldish haid an' all, with them hones' eyes an' that upstandin' look.
"Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days"
Nell Speed

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