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whet

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɛt

Definitions

  1. The act of whetting something.
  2. That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.

Equivalents

Españolafilarestimular
Françaisaiguiserattiser
Deutschwetzen
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Examples

“sips, drams, and whets”
“To make⟳ a nice Whet before Dinner […]”
“A really good game, to my mind⟳, must have⟳ an element, however slight, of physical danger to the player. This is the great whet to skilled performance.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

whet slate Whether whethering whetile Whets Whetsel

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