Definitions
1.VerbTo sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone."to whet one's appetite or one's courage"
2.VerbTo sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
3.VerbOf an animal such as a boar: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing on a stone, etc., in preparation for an attack.
4.VerbTo make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen."to whet one's appetite or one's courage"
5.VerbTo make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen."to whet one's appetite or one's courage"
6.VerbTo encourage (someone) to do something; to incite, to urge.
7.VerbTo inculcate or teach (habits, information, etc.).
8.VerbOf a bird: to preen (its feathers).
9.VerbTo make more keen; to stimulate.
To prepare for an attack.
To consume drink or food as an appetizer.
10.VerbTo make more keen; to stimulate.
11.VerbTo prepare for an attack.
12.VerbTo consume drink or food as an appetizer.
13.NounAn act of sharpening something by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone.
14.NounAn occasion to do something; a go, a turn.
A period of time between two sharpenings of a scythe.
15.NounAn occasion to do something; a go, a turn.
16.NounA period of time between two sharpenings of a scythe.
17.NounAn item of drink or food consumed as an appetizer or to ward off hunger until a meal; specifically, a small amount of liquor drunk as an appetizer; a dram, a nip.
A thing which makes one's desire, interest, etc., more keen; an incitement, an inducement.
18.NounAn item of drink or food consumed as an appetizer or to ward off hunger until a meal; specifically, a small amount of liquor drunk as an appetizer; a dram, a nip.
19.NounA thing which makes one's desire, interest, etc., more keen; an incitement, an inducement.