Definition of harp

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Harp (n.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre..

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Tang :: Tang (n.) A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite..
Jag :: Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Lyre :: Lyre (n.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry..
Edgeless :: Edgeless (a.) Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
Super :: Super- () A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-..
Piquant :: Piquant (a.) Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote..
Cat-harpin :: Cat-harpin (n.) See Cat-harping.
Severe :: Severe (superl.) Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold..
Cuspidate :: Cuspidate (v. t.) To make pointed or sharp.
Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act of sharpening.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging.
Whetstone :: Whetstone (n.) A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools..
Metal :: Metal (n.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc..
Foreganger :: Foreganger (n.) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer lin/ may be attached..
Merganser :: Merganser (n.) Any bird of the genus Merganser, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill..
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..
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..
Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..
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