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back·gam·mon

  [bak-gam-uhn, bak-gam-]  Show IPA
noun
1.
a game for two persons played on a board having two tables or parts, each marked with 12 points,and with both players having 15 pieces that are moved in accordance with throws of the dice.
2.
a victory at this game, especially one resulting in a tripled score.
verb (used with object)
3.
to defeat at backgammon, especially to win a triple score over.
Origin: 
1635–45; back2  + gammon1
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backgammon  (ˈbækˌɡæmən, bækˈɡæmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
— n
1.a game for two people played on a board with pieces moved according to throws of the dice
2.the most complete form of win in this game
 
[C17: back 1  + gammon , variant of game 1 ]
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backgammon 
1640s, baggammon, the second element from M.E. gamen, ancestor of Mod.E. game; the first elementbecause pieces are sometimes forced to go "back." Known 13c.-17c. as tables.
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backgammon
 See bignum (sense 3), moby (sense 4), and pseudoprime.
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whet

  [hwet, wet]  Show IPA verb, whet·ted, whet·ting, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
2.
to make keen or eager; stimulate: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.
noun
3.
the act of whetting.
4.
something that whets; appetizer or drink.
5.
Chiefly Southern U.S.
a.
a spell of work.
b.
a while: to talk a whet.
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Origin: 
before 900; Middle English whetten  (v.), Old English hwettan  (derivative of hwæt  bold); cognate with Germanwetzen, Old Norse hvetja, Gothic gahwatjan  to incite

Related forms
whet·ter, noun
un·whet·ted, adjective

Can be confused: wet, whet.
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whet  (wɛt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
— vb  , whets , whetting , whetted
1.to sharpen, as by grinding or friction
2.to increase or enhance (the appetite, desire, etc); stimulate
 
— n
3.the act of whetting
4.a person or thing that whets
 
[Old English hwettan;  related to hvæt  sharp, Old High German hwezzen,  Old Norse hvetja,  Gothichvatjan ]
 
'whetter
 
— n
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whet 
O.E. hwettan, from P.Gmc. *khwatjanan (cf. O.N. hvetja "to sharpen, encourage," M.L.G., M.Du. wetten,O.H.G. wezzan, Ger. wetzen "to sharpen," Goth. ga-hvatjan "to sharpen, incite"), from an adj. representedby O.E. hwæt "brave, bold," O.S. hwat "sharp," from P.Gmc. *khwataz, from PIE base *qwed-
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whet·stone

  [hwet-stohn, wet-]  Show IPA
noun
1.
a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction.
2.
anything that sharpens: a whetstone for dull wits.
Origin: 
before 900; Middle English whetston, Old English hwetstān.  See whet, stone
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whetstone  (ˈwɛtˌstəʊn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
— n
1.a stone used for sharpening edged tools, knives, etc
2.something that sharpens
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whetstone 
O.E. hwetstan; see whet + stone.
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hone1   [hohn]  Show IPA noun, verb, honed, hon·ing.
noun
1.
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
2.
a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.
verb (used with object)
3.
to sharpen on a hone: to hone a carving knife.
4.
to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone.
5.
to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills.
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Origin:
before 950; Middle English  (noun); Old English hān  stone, rock; cognate with Old Norse hein  hone; akin to cone

Related forms
hon·er, noun

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hone2   [hohn]  Show IPA
verb (used without object), honed, hon·ing.
1.
South Midland and Southern U.S. to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie.
2.
Archaic. to moan and groan.
Origin:
1590–1600;  < Anglo-French *honer; Old French hogner  to grumble, growl < Germanic;  compare Old Saxon hōnian  to abuse, revile

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hone 1  (həʊn)

— n
1. a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors
2. a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc

— vb
3. ( tr ) to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone

usage Hone  is sometimes wrongly used where home  is meant: this device makes it easier to home in on  (not hone in on ) the target


hone 2  (həʊn)

— vb  (often foll by for or  after )
1. to yearn or pine
2. to moan or grieve

[C17: from Old French hogner  to growl, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hōnen  to revile]

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hone
O.E. han "stone, rock," in M.E. "whetstone" (early 14c.), from P.Gmc. *khaino (cf. O.N. hein "hone"). The verb is 1788, from the noun.
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ve·ran·da or ve·ran·dah  (v-rnd)
n.
A porch or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. Also called regionally gallery.
[Hindi vara, probably from Portuguese varanda (perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *barra, barrier, bar).]

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veranda, verandah [vəˈrændə]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a porch or portico, sometimes partly enclosed, along the outside of a building
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) NZ a canopy sheltering pedestrians in a shopping street
[from Portuguese varanda railing; related to Hindi varandā railing]
verandaed , verandahed adj
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ve•ran•da or ve•ran•dah (vəˈræn də) 

n., pl. -das or -dahs.
a porch, usu. roofed and partly enclosed, extending across the front and sides of a house.
[1705–15; < Hindi]
ve•ran′daed, ve•ran′dahed, adj.
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Noun1.veranda - a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)veranda - a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
verandah, gallery
lanai - a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
porch - a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
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veranda(h) (vəˈrӕndə) noun
(American porch) a kind of covered balcony, with a roof extending beyond the main building supported by light pillars.
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