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Severity :: Severity (n.) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war..

Edge :: Edge (v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

Flatten :: Flatten (a.) To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less sharp; to let fall from the pitch.

Sharpshooter :: Sharpshooter (n.) One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.

Brim :: Brim (a.) Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme.

Eared :: Eared (a.) Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared..

Propionic :: Propionic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is produced in the distillation of wood, in the fermentation of various organic substances, as glycerin, calcium lactate, etc., and is obtained as a colorless liquid having a sharp, pungent odor. Propionic acid is so called because it is the first or lowest member of the fatty acid series whose salts have a fatty feel..

Dry :: Dry (superl.) Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit..

High :: High (superl.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note..

Sting :: Sting (v. t.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion..

Whet :: Whet (v. t.) To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage..

Snithy :: Snithy (a.) Sharp; piercing; cutting; -- applied to the wind.

Hone :: Hone (v. t.) To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor..

Pop :: Pop (n.) A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop..

Sharp :: Sharp (n.) A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

Elbow :: Elbow (n.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back..

Caustical :: Caustical (a.) Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark..

Prong :: Prong (n.) A sharp-pointed instrument.

Ganch :: Ganch (n.) To drop from a high place upon sharp stakes or hooks, as the Turks dropped malefactors, by way of punishment..

Acuition :: Acuition (n.) The act of sharpening.

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