whet
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Is whet a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.Examples: "Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly?"; "And the Mower whets his ſithe,"; "Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak."Synonyms: steel, stroptransitive
2. (transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.Examples: "to whet one's appetite or one's courage"; "Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, / I have not slept."; "My faith in vegetarianism grew on me from day to day. Salt's book whetted my appetite for dietetic studies. I went in for all books available on vegetarianism and read them."Synonyms: rouse, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitatetransitive
3. (transitive, obsolete) To preen.Synonyms: primp, smarten upobsoletetransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary