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   Whet

   /(h)wet/

   

   verb

   • 1. sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon): "she took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes" Similar sharpenhoneput an edge onstropgrindfilerare:edgeacuminateOpposite blunt
   • ▪ excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite): "here's an extract to whet your appetite" Similar stimulateexcitearouserousekindletriggersparkquickenwakenstirinspireanimatefanfuelfireactivateincitetitillatetemptgalvanizepromptstrengthenintensifyOpposite dullspoil

   noun

   • 1. a thing that stimulates appetite or desire: archaic "he swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet"

   Word Origin Old Englishhwettan, of Germanic origin; related to German wetzen, based on an adjective meaning ‘sharp’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. whetter noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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     4

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • T

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