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Propionic :: Propionic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is produced in the distillation of wood, in the fermentation of various organic substances, as glycerin, calcium lactate, etc., and is obtained as a colorless liquid having a sharp, pungent odor. Propionic acid is so called because it is the first or lowest member of the fatty acid series whose salts have a fatty feel..

Edge :: Edge (v. t.) Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

Dull :: Dull (superl.) Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.

Clear-cut :: Clear-cut (a.) Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo..

Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer..

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

Pricky :: Pricky (a.) Stiff and sharp; prickly.

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..

Acuity :: Acuity (n.) Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc..

Water Chestnut :: Water chestnut () The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis, Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, the plant itself; -- called also water caltrop..

Subsensible :: Subsemitone (n.) The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key; subtonic..

Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate..

Sharp-cut :: Sharp-cut (a.) Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well-defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great distinctness; well-defined; clear..

Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach..

Pintail :: Pintail (n.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocaetes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail..

Sharply :: Sharply (adv.) In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely..

Screak :: Screak (v.) To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel..

Diptera :: Diptera (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet..

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..

Progue :: Progue (n.) A sharp point; a goad.

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