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Showing words for WHETTED using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Whetted

whetted

6 Letter Words for Whetted

thewed

5 Letter Words for Whetted

dette, hewed, teeth, tewed, theed, theet, thete, tweed, tweet

4 Letter Words for Whetted

deet, ehed, ethe, ewte, hdwe, hede, heed, hete, hewe, hewt, teed, teet, tete, teth, thed, thee, thew, twee, wede, weed, weet, whee, whet

3 Letter Words for Whetted

dee, det, dew, dwt, edh, eth, ewe, ewt, hed, hee, het, hew, hwt, tdt, ted, tee, tet, tew, thd, the, wed, wee, wet

Definitions for Whetted

[1] to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
[2] to make keen or eager; stimulate: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.
[3] the act of whetting.
[4] something that whets; appetizer or drink.
[5] Chiefly Southern U.S. a spell of work. a while: to talk a whet.
[6] to sharpen, as by grinding or friction
[7] to increase or enhance (the appetite, desire, etc); stimulate
[8] the act of whetting
[9] a person or thing that whets

Words related to Whetted

whethone, sharpen, pique, incite, stimulate, kindle, file, edge, finish, grind, strop, awaken, waken, provoke, challenge, increase, wake, rally, enhance, animate

Words nearby Whetted

whetwherewith, wherewithal, wherret, wherrit, wherry, whet, whet one's appetite, whether, whether or not, whetstone, whew

Origin of Whetted

before 900; Middle English whetten (v.), Old English hwettan (derivative of hwæt bold); cognate with German wetzen, Old Norse hvetja, Gothic gahwatjan to incite

Words that may be confused with Whetted

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, whetwet, whet

Other words from Whetted

whet·ter , noun
un·whet·ted , adjective

Word origin for Whetted

Old English hwettan; related to hvæt sharp, Old High German hwezzen, Old Norse hvetja, Gothic hvatjan

Synonyms for Whetted

hone, sharpen, edge, file, finish, grind, strop