Definition of sharp

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Sharp (superl.) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat..

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Falcula :: Falcula (n.) A curved and sharp-pointed claw.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged..
Hobnail :: Hobnail (n.) A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes..
Cherup :: Cherup (n.) A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket..
Kamichi :: Kamichi (n.) A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and S
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle..
Click :: Click (v. i.) To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick..
Tang :: Tang (n.) Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang..
Piculet :: Piculet (n.) Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers..
Prod :: Prod (v. t.) To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student..
Smack :: Smack (v. t.) To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface..
Fineness :: Fineness (a.) Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade..
Nettle :: Nettle (n.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamaedryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England..
Bristle-pointed :: Bristle-pointed (a.) Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves..
Chop :: Chop (v. t.) To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.
Progue :: Progue (n.) A sharp point; a goad.
Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill..
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