whets

We have found lemma(root) word of whets : whet.

Definitions


[wɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon)
(e.g: she took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes)


Phrases:

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


[wɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing that stimulates appetite or desire
(e.g: he swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet)


Phrases:

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




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