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Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke..

Sting :: Sting (v. t.) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it..

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..

Quick :: Quick (superl.) Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper..

Stingtail :: Stingo (n.) Old beer; sharp or strong liquor.

Scythe :: Scythe (n.) An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use..

Sharp-set :: Sharp-set (a.) Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set..

Quinquefid :: Quinquefid (a.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla..

Sighted :: Sighted (a.) Having sight, or seeing, in a particular manner; -- used in composition; as, long-sighted, short-sighted, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, and the like..

Sharpshooting :: Sharpshooting (n.) A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument..

Rebate :: Rebate (n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood..

Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

Acute :: Acute (a.) Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf..

Tinkle :: Tinkle (v. i.) To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink..

Schooner :: Schooner (n.) Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was called a topsail schooner. About 1840, longer vessels with three masts, fore-and-aft rigged, came into use, and since that time vessels with four masts and even with six masts, so rigged, are built. Schooners with more than two masts are designated three-masted schooners, four-masted schooners, etc. See Illustration in Appendix..

Palisade :: Palisade (n.) Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.

Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side..

Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.

Creak :: Creak (v. i.) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak..

Broach :: Broach (n.) An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers..

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