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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Tingle :: Tingle (v. i.) To feel a sharp, thrilling pain..
Pick :: Pick (v.) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc..
Sickle :: Sickle (n.) A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap..
Cogger :: Cogger (n.) A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper.
Bob :: Bob (n.) A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
Tinkle :: Tinkle (v. i.) To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound..
Piper :: Piper (n.) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines..
Cymbal :: Cymbal (n.) A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; -- used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together..
Grit :: Grit (n.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit..
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..
Unarmed :: Unarmed (a.) Having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc..
Crackle :: Crackle (v. i.) To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle..
Pick :: Pick (n.) A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock..
Grit :: Grit (n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
Scissible :: Scissible (a.) Capable of being cut or divided by a sharp instrument.
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who is close in bargains; a sharper.
Sharp :: Sharp (v. i.) To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
Shark :: Shark (v. t. & i.) A rapacious, artful person; a sharper..
Pickpenny :: Pickpenny (n.) A miser; also, a sharper..
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