n. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

v. express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

adj. having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"

adj. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

adj. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

v. feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"

v. endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

v. to feel or express sympathy or compassion

v. weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

v. cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

v. have a yen for

v. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

v. regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

v. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

adj. ending in a sharp point

adj. used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

adj. acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"

adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

adj. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

adj. ending in a sharp point

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

adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

adj. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"

adj. having a point

adj. having a sharp edge: "the cutting edge"; "incisive teeth"

adj. suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"

adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"

adj. of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"

adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

adj. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"; " a shrill gaiety"

adj. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

adj. acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

adj. extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

adj. (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores"

adj. having a sharp edge: "the cutting edge"; "incisive teeth"

adj. suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"

adj. suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"

adj. made sharp or sharper; "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"

adj. of persons; feeling cold; "Poor Tom's acold"- Shakespeare

adj. chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"

adj. extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

adj. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"

adj. unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

adj. made or kept cold by refrigeration; "keep the milk refrigerated"; "a refrigerated truck"

adj. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"

adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)

adj. very cold; "whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet"

adj. covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner

adj. "iced tea"

adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)

adj. causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"

adj. cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"

adj. completely cold; "by the time he got back to his coffee it was stone-cold"

adj. not having been heated or warmed; "an unheated room"; "unwarmed rolls"

adj. mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"

adj. mentally responsive; "an alert mind"

adj. quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

adj. mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

adj. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"

adj. characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"

adj. having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch

adj. endowed with the capacity to reason

adj. brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"

adj. able to relate new percepts to past experience

adj. characterized by sympathetic understanding

adj. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

adj. keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon

adj. able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"

adj. adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"

adj. moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine"

adj. "a positive attitude"

adj. compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"

adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

adj. (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"

v. to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"

adj. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"