<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) honed, hon·ing.<ul><li>To make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills.</li><li>To sharpen on a whetstone with a fine, compact texture: to hone a carving knife.</li><li>To enlarge or finish (a hole) using a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.</li><li>A precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.</li></ul>