Phrase Hound found 4 phrases and 22 compound words that contain whet. The most common are listed below. Open whet in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 4
- whet someone's appetiteto increase or stimulate someone's desire, interest, or eagerness for something, often by providing a small preview or taste
- saw-whet owlAn owl of genus Aegolius
- whet slateA variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone.
- whet slatesplural of whet slate: A variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone.
Compound words 22
- whetstoneA sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
- whetterSomething that whets. Agent noun of whet
- whettenTo whet.
- whetherIntroduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).
- whettedHaving undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.
- whettingpresent participle and gerund of whet
- WhetsellA surname.
- sawwhetA small North American owl (Aegolius acadicus) with feathered toes and no ear tufts.
- WhetselA surname.
- Whetsellsplural of Whetsell: A surname.