Definition of sharp

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Sharp (v. t.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone..

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Style :: Style (v. t.) An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of making erasures by smoothing the wax..
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..
Stingtail :: Stingo (n.) Old beer; sharp or strong liquor.
Chink :: Chink (v. i.) To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more shrill or piercing.
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side..
Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach..
Crackling :: Crackling (n.) The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated..
Chicanery :: Chicanery (n.) Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.
Spittle :: Spitter (n.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket..
Bottomed :: Bottomed (a.) Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; -- mostly, in composition; as, sharp-bottomed; well-bottomed..
Keen :: Keen (superl.) Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions..
Acicular :: Acicular (a.) Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needless..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle..
Razor-backed :: Razor-backed (a.) Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc..
Scream :: Scream (v. i.) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech..
Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound..
Pen :: Pen (n.) Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen..
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