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Definition of sharp

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Sharp (superl.) Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash..

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Harpoon :: Harpoon (n.) A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun..

Shriek :: Shriek (v. i.) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish..

Pick :: Pick (n.) A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock..

Jingle :: "Jingle (v. t.) To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle..

Barb :: Barb (n.) The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else..

Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.

Peck :: Peck (n.) A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument..

Palisade :: Palisade (n.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense..

Claw :: Claw (n.) A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird..

Weever :: Weever (n.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinidae. They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds..

Perspicacious :: Perspicacious (a.) Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.

Grind :: Grind (n.) The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction..

Chink :: Chink (v. t.) To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other..

Scriber :: Scriber (n.) A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl..

Potamian :: Potamian (n.) A river tortoise; one of a group of tortoises (Potamites, or Trionychoidea) having a soft shell, webbed feet, and a sharp beak. See Trionyx..

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

Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip..

Sharpling :: Sharpling (n.) A stickleback.

Gue :: Gue (n.) A sharper; a rogue.

Aristate :: Aristate (a.) Having a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip..