whet the appetite
31Whetted — Whet Whet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whetting}.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v[ a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr, bold,… …
32Whetting — Whet Whet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whetting}.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v[ a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr, bold,… …
33Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …
34desire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craving Nouns 1. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need (see necessity). 2. desirability, appeal, magnetism, attraction. 3. inclination, mind, devices, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection;… …
35appetize — appˈetize or appˈetise transitive verb (rare) To create or whet the appetite in • • • Main Entry: ↑appetite * * * appetize, v. rare 0. (ˈæpɪtaɪz) [f. Fr. appétissant (14th c. in Littré), appétiss é (Cotgr.), formally pples. of *appetiss …
36tickle — Synonyms and related words: affect the interest, agitate, amuse, appeal, arouse, attract, be attractive, beak, becharm, beckon, beguile, bewitch, blow the coals, brush, bunt, captivate, carry away, charm, chuck, concern, convulse, dab, delectate …
37interest — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, absorb, absorption, accent, accrued dividends, accumulated dividends, acquisitiveness, activities, activity, advantage, advocacy, aegis, affair, affairs, affect, affect the interest, agacerie,… …
38appetise — appˈetize or appˈetise transitive verb (rare) To create or whet the appetite in • • • Main Entry: ↑appetite …
39Lyra's Oxford — infobox Book | name = Lyra s Oxford title orig = translator = image caption = author = Philip Pullman cover artist = John Lawrence country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Fantasy short story publisher = Alfred A. Knopf Books… …
40Outpost Harry — Part of the Korean War Date June 10–18, 1953 Location …
