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.
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.
The character [$] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
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.
Same as Middlings, 1.
An expert.
To sharpen.
To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
To sing above the proper pitch.
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; - applied to cold, wind, etc.; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
Wonderful; delightful; marvelous; as, that would be keen.
To sharpen; to make cold.
A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
To wail as a keener does.
