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| 1. | [ adjective ] (of something seen or heard) clearly defined | |
| Synonyms: | crisp | |
| Examples: | "a sharp photographic image" "the sharp crack of a twig" "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" |
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| Related terms: | distinct | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] ending in a sharp point | |
| Synonyms: | acute acuate | |
| Related terms: | pointed | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | |
| Synonyms: | keen penetrating incisive acute piercing knifelike penetrative discriminating | |
| Examples: | "an acute observer of politics and politicians" "incisive comments" "icy knifelike reasoning" "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" "penetrating insight" |
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| Related terms: | perceptive | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | |
| Synonyms: | shrewd astute | |
| Examples: | "a smart businessman" "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease" "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" |
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| Related terms: | smart | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] ending in a sharp point | |
| Synonyms: | acute needlelike acuate | |
| Related terms: | pointed | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] high-pitched and sharp | |
| Synonyms: | shrill piercing | |
| Examples: | "piercing screams" "a shrill whistle" |
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| Related terms: | high | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] extremely steep | |
| Synonyms: | precipitous abrupt | |
| Examples: | "an abrupt canyon" "the precipitous rapids of the upper river" "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings" "a sharp drop" |
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| Related terms: | steep | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] harsh | |
| Synonyms: | sharp-worded tart | |
| Examples: | "sharp criticism" "a sharp-worded exchange" "a tart remark" |
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| Related terms: | unpleasant | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation | |
| Synonyms: | keen incisive | |
| Examples: | "an incisive mind" "a keen intelligence" "of sharp and active intellect" |
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| Related terms: | intelligent | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point | |
| Examples: | "a sharp pain" "sharp winds" |
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| Related terms: | dull acute salt scratching cutting fulgurating cutting | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] sour or bitter in taste | |
| Synonyms: | astringent acerbic acerb | |
| Related terms: | sour | |
| 12. | [ adverb ] changing suddenly in direction and degree | |
| Synonyms: | sharply | |
| Examples: | "the road twists sharply after the light" "turn sharp left here" |
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| 13. | [ adjective ] having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing | |
| Examples: | "a sharp knife" "a pencil with a sharp point" |
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| Related terms: | dull knifelike incisive cutting carnassial penetrative sharpened razor-sharp keen edged pointed sharpness | |
| 14. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 332 | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] very sudden and in great amount or degree | |
| Examples: | "a sharp drop in the stock market" |
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| Related terms: | sudden | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (music) a notation indicating one half step higher than the note named | |
| Related terms: | musical_notation double_sharp | |
| 17. | [ adjective ] (music) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone | |
| Examples: | "C sharp" |
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| Related terms: | natural flat music | |
| 18. | [ adjective ] quick and forceful | |
| Examples: | "a sharp blow" |
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| Related terms: | forceful | |
| 19. | [ noun ] a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point | |
| Related terms: | sewing_needle | |
| Similar spelling: |
sharpy Sharpe sharpie sherpa shrub shore_up shrive Shreve Sharif shrubby sheriff Sherfey |
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