Whet - English meaning

Whet – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon).
Usage examples:
She took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes
Synonims:
SharpenHonePut an edge onStropGrindFileEdgeAcuminate

noun
A thing that stimulates appetite or desire.
Usage examples:
He swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet

Whet translation into English

Whet: translate from English into Chinese

磨

Whet: translate from English into Dutch

Wat?, Prikkelen, Wetten, Opwekken, Scherpen, Het slijpen, Aanslijpen, Appetijthapje, Het wetten, Prikkel

Whet: translate from English into French

Aiguiser, Stimuler, Ouvrir l'appétit

Whet: translate from English into German

Wetzen, Anregen, Schärfen, Schleifen, Appetit anregen

Whet: translate from English into Hindi

मट्ठा, तेज करना, सान करना, भूख बढ़ाने के लिये खाई हुई थोड़ी चीज

Whet: translate from English into Italian

Stuzzicare, Stimolare, Affilare, Acuire, Aguzzare

Whet: translate from English into Korean

자극, 갈기, 갈다, 자극물, 자극하다

Whet: translate from English into Russian

Точить, Возбуждать, Разжигать, Точка, Раззадоривать, Править, Правка, Глоток спиртного

Whet: translate from English into Spanish

Afilar, Despertar el apetito

Word origin

Old English hwettan, of Germanic origin; related to German wetzen, based on an adjective meaning ‘sharp’.

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Whet – similar words

whets

verb
Sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon).
Usage examples:
She took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes

noun
A thing that stimulates appetite or desire.
Usage examples:
He swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet

verb
To increase someone's interest in and wish for something, usually by giving them a small experience of it
Usage examples:
I've read an excerpt of the book on the web and it's whetted my appetite., he whetted his knife aga…

Whets - all meanings in English

Whet synonims

edge

edʒ

noun
The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.
Usage examples:
A willow tree at the water's edge

verb
Provide with a border or edge.
Usage examples:
The pool is edged with paving

verb
A line determining the limits of an area

Edge - all meanings in English

file

faɪl

noun
A folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference.
Usage examples:
A file of correspondence

verb
Place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.
Usage examples:
The contract, when signed, is filed

verb
(of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner.
Usage examples:
The mourners filed into the church

File - all meanings in English

grind

ɡraɪnd

verb
Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.
Usage examples:
Grind some black pepper over the salad

noun
A crushing or grating sound or motion.
Usage examples:
The crunch and grind of bulldozers

noun
Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

Grind - all meanings in English

hone

həʊn

verb
Sharpen (a blade).
Usage examples:
He was carefully honing the curved blade

noun
Another way of saying home in on (see home).
Usage examples:
The detectives honed in on the suspect

verb
To direct something such as an ability to make it more effective
Usage examples:
He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers., to hone scissors

Hone - all meanings in English

sharpen

verb
Make or become sharp or sharper.
Usage examples:
She sharpened her pencil

verb
Make sharp or sharper

verb
To make something stronger, or to improve something
Usage examples:
The dollar’s decline in value sharpened fears of another recession., i’m taking a course that shoul…

Sharpen - all meanings in English

strop

noun
A device, typically a strip of leather, for sharpening razors.
Usage examples:
He taught his sons the bible and beat them with a razor strop.

verb
Sharpen on or with a strop.
Usage examples:
He stropped a knife razor-sharp on his belt

noun
A bad mood; a temper.
Usage examples:
Nathalie gets in a strop and makes to leave

Strop - all meanings in English

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