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Sharp

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Meaning

Adj

●
Terminating in a point or
, especially one that can
; not
,
, or rounded.
●
Intelligent.
●
In Music:
Higher than
by one
(denoted by the
♯ after the
of the note).
●
In Music:
Higher in
than required.
●
Having an
,
flavour.
●
Sudden and intense.
●
Illegal or dishonest.
●
Keenly or
to
own
; shrewd.
●
Exact,
,
; keen.
●
Offensive,
, or acrimonious.
●
In Appearance:
Stylish or attractive.
●
Observant;
; acute.
●
Forming a small
; especially,
an
of
degrees.
●
Steep;
; abrupt.
●
In Mathematics:
Said of as
a value as possible.
●
In Chess:
Tactical; risky.
●
Piercing;
;
; painful.
●
Eager or
;
for gratification.
●
Fierce;
;
;
; impetuous.
●
Composed of
,
; gritty.
●
In Phonetics:
Uttered in a
, or with the
alone;
; unvoiced.
●
Hungry.

Adv

●
To a point or
;
;
; sharply.
●
Exactly.
●
In Music:
In a higher
than is
or desirable.

Noun

●
In Music:
The
♯,
after the
of a
in the
or before a
on the
to
that the
is to be
a
higher.
●
In Music:
A
that is
a
higher than
;
the
that is
the
♯.
●
In Music:
A
that is
in a particular key.
●
In Music:
The
having a particular
as its tonic.
●
In Medicine:
  • Something that is sharp.
  • A
    syringe.
  • A
    or other
    used in surgery.
    • ●
    In Healthcare & Psychiatry:
  • Something that is sharp.
  • A
    ; any
    enough to
    human skin.
    • ●
    Something that is sharp.
    ●
    A
    person; a cheater.
    ●
    Part of a
    where the water
    very rapidly.
    ●
    A
    with a very
    point, more
    than a
    or a between.
    ●
    Fine
    s of
    with
    of
    of
    ; middlings.
    ●
    An expert.
    ●
    A
    (member of Australian
    of the 1960s and 1970s).
    ●
    Acronym of
    against
    prejudice.

    Verb

    ●
    In Music:
    To
    the
    of a
    a
    making a natural
    a sharp.
    ●
    To
    in
    ; to
    the sharper.
    ●
    To sharpen.

    Name

    ●
    A surname.
    ●
    A Japanese and Taiwanese
    that
    and
    products,
    in Sakai, Japan.
    ●
    An
    in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    sharp
    English
    arrow
    scearp
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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