Definition of sharp

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Sharp (n.) The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch..

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Signature :: Signature (v. t.) The designation of the key (when not C major, or its relative, A minor) by means of one or more sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout the piece or movement. Each minor key has the same signature as its relative major..
Dig :: Dig (v. t.) To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade..
Bung :: Bung (n.) A sharper or pickpocket.
Diptera :: Diptera (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet..
Sheathe :: Sheathe (v. t.) To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles..
Dory :: Dory (n.) A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides..
Crack :: Crack (v. i.) To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
Cutting :: Cutting (a.) Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind..
Brightness :: Brightness (n.) Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.
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..
Calk :: Calk (n.) An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping..
Treble :: Treble (a.) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound..
Knap :: Knap (n.) A sharp blow or slap.
Cackle :: Cackle (n.) The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg.
Sharp :: Sharp (n.) A sharp tool or weapon.
Pick :: Pick (v.) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc..
Ripost :: Ripost (n.) A quick and sharp refort; a repartee.
Sharp :: Sharp (v. i.) To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
Trephine :: Trephine (n.) An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin..
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