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Quick definitions from WordNet (sharp)
▸ noun: a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
▸ noun: a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
▸ adjective: raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone ("C sharp")
▸ adjective: harsh ("Sharp criticism")
▸ adjective: having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing ("A sharp knife")
▸ adjective: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point ("A sharp pain")
▸ adjective: quick and forceful ("A sharp blow")
▸ adjective: very sudden and in great amount or degree ("A sharp drop in the stock market")
▸ adjective: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
▸ adjective: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined ("A sharp photographic image")
▸ adjective: high-pitched and sharp
▸ adjective: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation ("Of sharp and active intellect")
▸ adjective: ending in a sharp point
▸ adjective: extremely steep ("A sharp drop")
▸ adjective: sour or bitter in taste
▸ adjective: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions ("As sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang")
▸ adverb: changing suddenly in direction and degree ("The road twists sharply after the light")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 3030 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #332)
▸ Also see sharps
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sharp
▸ Usage examples for sharp
▸ Idioms related to sharp (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing sharp
▸ Popular nouns described by sharp
▸ Words that often appear near sharp
▸ Rhymes of sharp
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▸ noun: a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
▸ noun: a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
▸ adjective: raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone ("C sharp")
▸ adjective: harsh ("Sharp criticism")
▸ adjective: having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing ("A sharp knife")
▸ adjective: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point ("A sharp pain")
▸ adjective: quick and forceful ("A sharp blow")
▸ adjective: very sudden and in great amount or degree ("A sharp drop in the stock market")
▸ adjective: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
▸ adjective: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined ("A sharp photographic image")
▸ adjective: high-pitched and sharp
▸ adjective: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation ("Of sharp and active intellect")
▸ adjective: ending in a sharp point
▸ adjective: extremely steep ("A sharp drop")
▸ adjective: sour or bitter in taste
▸ adjective: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions ("As sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang")
▸ adverb: changing suddenly in direction and degree ("The road twists sharply after the light")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 3030 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #332)
▸ Also see sharps
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sharp
▸ Usage examples for sharp
▸ Idioms related to sharp (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing sharp
▸ Popular nouns described by sharp
▸ Words that often appear near sharp
▸ Rhymes of sharp
▸ Invented words related to sharp