sam-id : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

sam-id [sam.id.] :

hone (v.); whet (v.)

Synonyms: baid

Derivatives of sam-id

Glosses:

hone
n. (artifact)	1. hone	a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors.
	~ whetstone	a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives.
v. (contact)	2. hone	sharpen with a hone.; "hone a knife"
	~ sharpen	make sharp or sharper.; "sharpen the knives"
	~ set	give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor.
v. (change)	3. hone, perfect	make perfect or complete.; "perfect your French in Paris!"
	~ optimise, optimize	make optimal; get the most out of; use best.; "optimize your resources"
	~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better	to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
	~ polish up, brush up, round off, polish, round	bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.; "polish your social manners"
whet
v. (perception)	1. quicken, whet	make keen or more acute.; "whet my appetite"
	~ excite, stir, stimulate	stir feelings in.; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
v. (contact)	2. whet	sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone.
	~ sharpen	make sharp or sharper.; "sharpen the knives"