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Verb
Present participle for to sharpen, especially a blade
Present participle for to smooth by rubbing or applying friction
Present participle for to develop or perform work on something to improve it
Present participle for to reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent
Present participle for to practice something repeatedly so as to become skilled
Present participle for to instruct or guide in a particular skill or field
Present participle for to make small adjustments to something until optimization is achieved
Noun
An improvement or enhancement of something by making changes
The quality or state of being sharp and able to cut easily or effectively
Adjective
Tending to improve, or in the process of being improved
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to sharpen, especially a blade
sharpening
whetting
stropping
grinding
edging
stoning
acuminating
pointing
making sharp
making sharper
putting a point on
putting an edge on
filing
dressing
tapering
polishing
making acute
shining
burnishing
furbishing
glossing
smoothening
giving an edge to
barbing
cutting
forging
“He could
hone
his sword then oil his scabbard so the blade drew smoothly and cleanly.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to smooth by rubbing or applying friction
filing
rubbing
rasping
sanding
grinding
buffing
polishing
sandpapering
smoothing
abrading
scraping
scouring
rubbing down
wearing down
excoriating
grinding down
wearing away
brushing
pumicing
rubbing up
chafing
grating
eroding
razing
furbishing
shaping
burnishing
refining
finishing
levelling
UK
leveling
US
galling
wearing
fraying
fretting
frazzling
corrading
corroding
gritting
gnashing
scrunching
crunching
gnawing
scratching
wearing out
tattering
consuming
grazing
eating
impairing
scuffing
decaying
eating away
scraping away
wearing thin
biting into
becoming worn
worn through
gnawing away at
becoming threadbare
pinching
hurting
nibbling
devouring
spoiling
biting at
wearing threadbare
eating into
shredding
unraveling
US
unravelling
UK
tearing
distressing
ripping
ravelling
UK
raveling
US
becoming ragged
becoming tattered
going through
crushing
coming apart
clenching
going into holes
wasting
dissolving
deteriorating
crumbling
using
undermining
overusing
bothering
weathering
fading
taxing
overworking
striking together
eating away at
rubbing away
gnawing away
washing away
wasting away
grinding away
crumbling away
scraping off
cutting down
using up
going to seed
barking
peeling
damaging
wearing to shreds
more ❯
“Use a slipstone or diamond stone to
hone
the edge of the blade.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to develop or perform work on something to improve it
improving
enhancing
refining
perfecting
bettering
upgrading
polishing
augmenting
sharpening
helping
grooming
preparing
developing
practising
UK
practicing
US
working on
ameliorating
elevating
boosting
advancing
brushing up
cultivating
touching up
furthering
meliorating
enriching
fine-tuning
raising
progressing
growing
polishing up
strengthening
lifting
fortifying
building
optimizing
US
making strides
optimising
UK
beefing up
promoting
polishing up on
propelling
building on
amending
working up
making better
revamping
training
prospering
thriving
moving forward
bolstering
making perfect
coming on
smoothing
taking the next step
gaining ground
appreciating
amplifying
increasing
tempering
embellishing
mending
rectifying
stimulating
uplifting
picking up
straightening out
correcting
reforming
smartening
reinforcing
going over
mitigating
remediating
fixing
vitalizing
complementing
building up
adding value to
supplementing
taking to the next level
souping up
sprucing up
heightening
fostering
conditioning
working
cleaning up
making improvement
evolving
sharping up
endowing
consolidating
inflating
envigorating
invigorating
driving
tightening up
fixing up
excelling
smartening up
changing for the better
improving on
transcending
exercising
maturing
updating
boosting up
perking up
reenforcing
redressing
forwarding
assuaging
flourishing
making progress
modernizing
US
transforming
becoming better
modernising
UK
making headway
revolutionizing
US
setting right
shaping up
illuming
burnishing
topping up
expanding
stepping up
moving ahead
revolutionising
UK
scaling up
getting ahead
driving forward
moving forward in leaps and bounds
pulling ahead
going places
extending
elaborating on
forging ahead
coming along
revitalizing
US
benefiting
facilitating
saving
benefitting
rehabbing
redrafting
revitalising
UK
reviving
reworking
maintaining
retouching
revivifying
repairing
emending
revising
resurrecting
restoring
easing
moderating
sustaining
refurbishing
editing
reanimating
fining
leveling up
levelling up
pushing ahead
launching
pushing on
hastening
pressing on
pressing forward
bringing forward
getting with it
forging ahead with
multiplying
continuing ahead
making headway with
getting ahead of
taking it to the next level
getting better at
working hard at
brushing up on
constantly improving
constantly updating
continually updating
devoting oneself to
continuously updating
sophisticating
elaborating
acculturating
socializing
US
taming
civilizing
US
expanding on
humanizing
US
fleshing out
adding to
civilising
UK
socialising
UK
humanising
UK
broadening
enlarging on
aggrandizing
enlarging
intensifying
enlightening
edifying
adding detail to
adding flesh to
ripening
educating
filling out
working out
instructing
spiritualizing
ethicizing
ennobling
helping forward
magnifying
embroidering
blossoming
compounding
fast-tracking
putting right
taking steps forward
coming of age
jazzing up
putting flesh on the bones of
utilizing
US
exploiting
reclaiming
forming
teaching
expatiating
giving a boost
detailing
utilising
UK
giving details
brightening
deepening
expatiating on
garnishing
parlaying
exalting
unfolding
getting on
getting better
moving on
sweetening
upping
pyramiding
spiking
padding
growing up
rolling up
making richer
amplifying upon
expanding upon
straightening up
moving
pushing
changing
unrolling
running up
spreading
emerging
altering
metamorphosing
turning over new leaf
making first rate
jacking up
hiking up
going
proceeding
transmogrifying
differentiating
heading
adapting
shooting
speeding
trucking
continuing
educing
deriving
adding value
hopping up
covering ground
moving onward
marching on
opening out
going forth
adapting yourself
pushing forward
working one's way
going forward
righting
beautifying
curing
squaring
settling
resolving
remedying
healing
tweaking
sorting out
snazzing up
patching up
clearing up
making improvements to
dealing with
putting to rights
making good
glamming up
dressing up
more ❯
“He was about to direct his first movie, and he planned to continue to
hone
his skills as a screenwriter.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent
rationalising
UK
rationalizing
US
modernising
UK
modernizing
US
streamlining
updating
improving
reorganising
UK
reorganizing
US
simplifying
enhancing
tuning
making more efficient
improving the running of
straightening out
Verb
▲
Present participle for to practice something repeatedly so as to become skilled
running over
rehearsing
practising
UK
practicing
US
exercising
training
studying
drilling
sharpening
working
polishing
going through
running through
going over
working at
working out
dress rehearsing
tuning up
warming up
walking through
preparing
trying out
improving performance
working on
having a trial performance
running lines
taking from the top
having a practice session
running down
learning one's part
reading through
repeating
attempting
iterating
trying
building up
reciting
doing again
becoming seasoned
habituating
perfecting
refining
recapping
recapitulating
getting into shape
doing exercises
keeping your hand in
doing drills
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to instruct or guide in a particular skill or field
coaching
training
teaching
guiding
tutoring
instructing
drilling
educating
mentoring
counselling
UK
counseling
US
preparing
schooling
leading
exercising
priming
readying
piloting
upskilling
shepherding
showing
breaking in
licking into shape
showing the ropes
walking through
showing the way
putting someone through their paces
putting through the grind
putting through the mill
laying it out for
indoctrinating
disciplining
cultivating
rehearsing
inculcating
grounding
equipping
making fit
developing
enlightening
molding
US
moulding
UK
shaping
fostering
nurturing
promoting
supporting
breaking
habituating
accustoming
seasoning
lessoning
improving
rearing
fitting
edifying
conditioning
practising
UK
qualifying
hardening
updating
taming
practicing
US
inuring
sharpening
tuning up
working out
getting into shape
drumming into
giving lessons to
caring for
whipping into shape
making something clear to
making ready
demonstrating to
informing
directing
grooming
advising
briefing
lecturing
explaining
versing
illuminating
initiating
demonstrating
acquainting
familiarizing
US
familiarising
UK
giving lessons
telling
bettering
brainwashing
steering
helping
uplifting
elevating
tailoring
forming
clueing in
filling in
giving instruction to
giving information to
giving someone tips
giving pointers
giving hints
apprising
clearing
imbuing
instilling
illuming
hipping
introducing
aiding
cluing
clueing
illumining
inspiring
communicating
dinning something into
describing
clarifying
presenting
letting in on
catching up
expounding
empowering
giving instructions
giving advice to
giving counsel to
giving counselling to
familiarizing with
filling in on
acquainting with
making conversant with
giving the facts
making suitable
giving direction to
cluing up on
cluing in on
making suggestions to
making recommendations to
genning up on
putting in the picture
coaching in
giving the gen about
working over
putting in the picture about
priming in
giving the low-down on
schooling in
instructing in
training in
regimenting
tending
breeding
arming
advancing
pointing out
explicating
adapting
managing
civilizing
US
maturing
giving character
homeschooling
civilising
UK
orienting
supervising
bringing up
imparting
sponsoring
notifying
catechizing
implanting
orientating
prepping
teaching information
opening my eyes
pounding into
opening eyes
polishing up
equipping with
basing
tutoring in
teaching about
drilling in
grounding in
making aware of
explaining things to
showing the way to
teaching school
shaping up
getting ready
getting used to
toughening up
warming up
loosening up
giving a grounding in
improving mind
predicating
resting
genning up
hanging
illustrating
cluing up
exemplifying
giving the lowdown
supplying with facts
giving the low-down
informing about
influencing
displaying
exhibiting
cautioning
preaching
giving counsel
giving advice
giving guidance
giving counselling
giving direction
giving instruction
offering suggestions
offering opinions
giving directions
making recommendations
posting
popularising
UK
popularizing
US
ostending
letting know
giving an idea of
educating in
initiating into
putting on to
keeping up to date
keeping up to speed with
bringing to public attention
making clear
giving a rundown of
making familiar
made known
making better known
putting wise to
accustoming to
tipping off
getting together
teaching in
making conversant
awakening to
indoctrinating in
bringing to notice
getting up to date
showing how something is done
giving a demonstration of
showing how something works
disclosing
keeping posted
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to make small adjustments to something until optimization is achieved
fine-tuning
adjusting
modifying
setting
tuning
tweaking
calibrating
perfecting
making improvements
polishing up
tuning up
Noun
▲
An improvement or enhancement of something by making changes
refinement
perfection
improvement
advance
advancement
enhancement
polishing
consummation
crowning
modification
breakthrough
completion
editing
finishing
revision
tweaking
alteration
tweak
fine-tuning
copy-editing
final touches
finishing touches
finishing off
touching up
minor change
tuning
finish
betterment
progression
refining
perfecting
development
cultivation
amelioration
furtherance
melioration
flourishing
developing
advancing
elevation
blossoming
enrichment
burgeoning
evolution
augmentation
Noun
▲
The quality or state of being sharp and able to cut easily or effectively
sharpness
jaggedness
serration
acuteness
pointedness
pointiness
serratedness
keenness
trenchantness
prickliness
spikiness
spininess
sting
razor-sharpness
cutting ability
knife edge
razor edge
sharp edge
keen edge
toothiness
raggedness
Adjective
▲
Tending to improve, or in the process of being improved
refining
improving
perfecting
cultivating
elevating
sharpening
developing
bettering
convalescent
correcting
civilizing
US
elaborating
repairing
ameliorating
civilising
UK
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