sharp

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Synonyms: shard, share, shark, harp, scarp, shap, shart, sharm, sharn, shari, tharp

Antonyms: shard, share, shark, harp, scarp, shap, shart, sharm, sharn, shari, tharp

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can [[cut]] or [[pierce]] [[easily]]; not [[dull]], [[obtuse]], or [[rounded]].
2. {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[intelligent|Intelligent]].
3. {{lb|en|music}} Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol {{angbr|{{l|mul|♯}}}} after the name of the note).
4. {{lb|en|music}} Higher in pitch than required.
5. {{senseid|en|flavour}} Having a [[strong]] [[acrid]] or [[acidic]] [[taste]].
6. [[sudden|Sudden]], [[abrupt]], [[intense]], [[rapid]].
7. {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[illegal|Illegal]] or [[dishonest]].
8. {{lb|en|colloquial}} Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; [[shrewd]], verging on dishonest.
9. [[exact|Exact]], [[precise]], [[accurate]]; [[keen]].
10. {{senseid|en|offensive, critical, or acrimonious}}[[offensive|Offensive]], [[critical]], or [[acrimonious]]; [[stern]] or [[harsh]].
11. {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[stylish|Stylish]], [[smart]] or [[attractive]].
12. [[observant|Observant]]; [[alert]]; [[acute]].

Adverb

1. In a sharp manner: {{n-g|a less usual alternative to [[sharply]] in certain senses.}}
2. {{lb|en|of times of day|notcomp}} [[exactly|Exactly]].
3. {{lb|en|music}} In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|music}} The symbol {{angbr|{{l|mul|♯}}}}, placed after the name of a note in the [[key signature]] or before a note on the [[staff]] to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic [[semitone]] higher.
2. {{lb|en|music}} A note that is played one chromatic [[semitone]] higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol {{angbr|{{l|mul|♯}}}}.
3. {{lb|en|music}} A note that is sharp in a particular key.
4. {{lb|en|music}} The scale having a particular sharp note as its [[tonic]].
5. {{senseid|en|something sharp, e.g., needle, blade}} {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} Something that is sharp.
6. A [[dishonest]] person; a [[cheater]].
7. Part of a [[stream]] where the water runs very rapidly.
8. A [[sewing]] [[needle]] with a very slender point, more pointed than a [[blunt]] or a [[between]].
9. {{lb|en|in the plural}} Fine particles of [[husk]] mixed with coarse particle of [[flour]] of cereals; [[middlings]].
10. {{lb|en|slang|dated}} An [[expert]].
11. A [[sharpie]] {{gloss|member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s}}.
12. {{alt form|en|sharpie||type of fishing boat}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|music}} To [[raise]] the [[pitch]] of a [[note]] half a [[step]] making a natural note a sharp.
2. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the [[sharper]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[sharpen]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Ozark County|s/Missouri|c/USA}}.

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