Definition of whet

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Whet (n.) That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer..

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Expression :: Expression (n.) Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression..
Exist :: Exist (v. i.) To be as a fact and not as a mode; to have an actual or real being, whether material or spiritual..
Sunrising :: Sunrising (n.) The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise..
Officer :: Officer (n.) One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer..
Violence :: Violence (n.) The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force..
Miniver :: Miniver (n.) A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different animals.
Whichsoever :: Whichsoever (pron. & a.) Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town..
Ruck :: Ruck (n.) The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race..
Whet :: Whet (v. t.) 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..
Chiaro-oscuro :: Chiaro-oscuro (n.) The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color..
Person :: Person (n.) A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character..
Workman :: Workman (n.) A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker..
Modulation :: Modulation (n.) A change of key, whether transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key; a shifting of the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of the original key into one nearly related, and so on, it may be, by successive changes, into a key quite remote. There are also sudden and unprepared modulations..
Might :: Might (v.) Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity..
Slander :: Slander (n.) Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation..
Niece :: Niece (n.) A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson..
Embryo :: Embryo (n.) The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant.
Whitwall :: Whitwall (n.) Same as Whetile.
Entity :: Entity (n.) A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence..
Hatchment :: Hatchment (n.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement..
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