Definition of sharp

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Sharp (superl.) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat..

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Sharp :: Sharp (adv.) To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
Thrill :: Thrill (v. i.) To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body..
Spineted :: Spine-tailed (a.) Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips..
Boxhaul :: Boxhaul (v. t.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind)..
Rook :: Rook (n.) A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper..
Pritch :: Pritch (n.) A sharp-pointed instrument; also, an eelspear..
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..
Flint :: Flint (n.) A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with a conchoidal fracture and sharp edge. It is very hard, and strikes fire with steel..
Asperity :: Asperity (n.) Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.
Dull :: Dull (v. t.) To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
Rap :: Rap (v. i.) To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door..
Brim :: Brim (a.) Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme.
Spicular :: Spicular (a.) Resembling a dart; having sharp points.
Gleg :: Gleg (a.) Quick of perception; alert; sharp.
Edgeless :: Edgeless (a.) Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon..
Pointed :: Pointed (a.) Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing..
Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
Crepitate :: Crepitate (v.) To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap..
Sarpened :: Sarpened (imp. & p. p.) of Sharpe.
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone..
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