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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Whet (0.01035 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Whet.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: whet
mengasah, menggiurkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: whet
whet
v 1: make keen or more acute;
“whet my appetite” [syn:
quicken]
2: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
[also:
whetting,
whetted]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Whet
Whet
\Whet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Whetted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whetting.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG.
wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v["a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t
vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr,
bold, active, Sw. hvass sharp, Dan. hvas, Goth. hwassaba
sharply, and probably to Skr. cud to impel, urge on.]
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1. 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.
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The mower whets his scythe. --Milton.
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Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.
--Byron.
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2. To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate;
as, to whet the appetite or the courage.
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Since Cassius first did whet me against C[ae]sar,
I have not slept. --Shak.
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To whet on,
To whet forward, to urge on or forward; to
instigate. --Shak.
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Whet
\Whet\, n.
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1. The act of whetting.
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2. That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer.
“Sips,
drams, and whets.” --Spectator.
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Whet slate (Min.), a variety of slate used for sharpening
cutting instruments; novaculite; -- called also
whetstone slate
, and
oilstone.
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