- hone, whet
- سَنَّ \ grind ground): to sharpen a knife) on a stone. sharpen: to make sharp. hone, whet. \ _(field) Eng.
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whet´ter — whet «hweht», verb, whet|ted, whet|ting, noun. –v.t. 1. to sharpen by rubbing; hone: »to whet a knife. 2. Figurative. to make keen or eager; … Useful english dictionary
whet — [hwet, wet] vt. whetted, whetting [ME whetten < OE hwettan, to make keen < hwæt, sharp, keen, bold < IE base * kwed , to pierce, sharpen, whet > prob. L (tri)quetrus, (three )cornered] 1. to sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of … English World dictionary
hone — hone1 [hōn] n. [ME < OE han, a stone, akin to ON hein, a hone < IE base * ko(i) , to sharpen, whet > L cos, whetstone, cotes, sharp rock, Gr kōnos, cone] a fine grained, hard stone used to sharpen cutting tools vt. honed, honing 1. to… … English World dictionary
whet — [v1] make sharp edge, file, finish, grind, hone, sharpen, strop; concepts 137,250 Ant. blunt, dull whet [v2] arouse, excite animate, awaken, challenge, enhance, incite, increase, kindle, pique, provoke, quicken, rally, rouse, stimulate, stir,… … New thesaurus
hone — [v] sharpen acuminate, edge, file, grind, make sharp, put an edge on, put a point on, whet; concepts 137,250 … New thesaurus
WHET Water — Infobox Bottled Water brand = WHET WATER country = United States source = Hot Springs National Park, United States type = Still (chemical analysis below represent typical values for the still water) ph = 7.96 ca = 39.0 fl = .1 mg = 6.1 s … Wikipedia
whet — verb /ʍɛt,wɛt/ a) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening. To whet one’s appetite. b) To stimulate or make more keen. In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appeti … Wiktionary
hone — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sharpen, whet, grind. See sharpness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. point, smooth, set; see sharpen 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. sharpen, file, whet, grind. IV (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To give … English dictionary for students
whet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sharpen, hone, whetstone, grind; excite, stimulate, provoke, stir up, kindle, quicken, inspire. See sharpness, excitement, desire. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hone, stone, finish; see sharpen 1 . III… … English dictionary for students
hone — [[t]ho͟ʊn[/t]] hones, honing, honed 1) VERB If you hone something, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose. [V n] Leading companies spend… … English dictionary
whet — verb 1) he whetted his knife on a stone Syn: sharpen, hone, strop, grind, file Ant: blunt 2) something to whet your appetite Syn: stimulate, excite, arouse … Thesaurus of popular words
