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sour or bitter in taste

high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"

a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market"

harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"

sour or bitter in taste

high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"

a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market"

(music) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"

harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.

Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.

High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.

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.

Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.

Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.

Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.

Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.

Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

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

Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.

Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.

Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.

To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.

A sharp tool or weapon.

A sharp tone or note.

A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.

To sharpen.

To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

To sing above the proper pitch.

Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.

The character [] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.

Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.

High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.

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.

Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.

Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.

Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.

Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.

Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

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

Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.

Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.

Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.

To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.

A sharp tool or weapon.

A sharp tone or note.

A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.

To sharpen.

To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

To sing above the proper pitch.

Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.

The character [] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.

Same as Middlings, 1.

Having a thin edge; as, a sharp knife; ending in a fine point; well-defined; distinct; keen; as, a sharp eye; severe; as, a sharp pain; shrill; as. A sharp sound; acid or pungent; as, a sharp taste; sarcastic or bitter; as, a sharp reproof; intensely cold; attentive; as, a sharp lookout; violent; abrupt; as, a sharp bend in the road; in music, above true pitch; raised a semitone in pitch.

Piercingly; keenly; to an edge or point.

In music, a tone or note raised a semitone in pitch; a character on a degree of the staff indicating that the degree is a half step higher in pitch.

To make higher in pitch by a semitone.

To sing or play above the correct pitch.

Sharply.

Sharply.

Having a thin, cutting edge or fine point: peaked or ridged: affecting the senses as if pointed or cutting: severe: keen: of keen or quick perception: pungent: biting: sarcastic: eager: fierce: impetuous: shrill.

An acute sound: (music) a note raised a semitone: the character directing this: a shrewdly dishonest person, especially at gaming and speculating.

Sharply.

Having a keen edge or an acute point.

Keen of perception; quick witted; shrewd.

Ardent; quick; eger.

Painful; harsh; rigorous; sarcastic; bitter; pungent.

Distinct, as in outline. Being above the proper pitch.

A note raised a half step in pitch, or a character (#) indicating this.

A long and slender needle.

A sharper.

In a sharp manner; on the very instant.

A note raised a semitone; character # denoting this.

Having a cutting edge or fine point; keen; acute; severe; eager; fierce; acid.

n. An acute sound; especially, a note raised a semitone above its proper pitch;-the character which directs that a note be thus raised.