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whet
whet is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife.
- 2transitive verb
To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage.
- 3noun
The act of whetting.
- 4noun
That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer.
- 5verb
sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
- 6verb
make keen or more acute
"whet my appetite"
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