n. a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

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

n. the character denoting "number" (#, ASCII 35)

n. hardware company for peripherals

adv. "hard left"

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

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

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

adj. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

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

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. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

adj. extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

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. mentally responsive; "an alert mind"

adj. ending in a sharp point

adj. sour or bitter in taste

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

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. having angles or an angular shape

adj. ending in a sharp point

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

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 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. 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. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

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

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

adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

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

adj. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

adj. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"

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

adj. by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"

adj. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

adj. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

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. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"

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

adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

adj. proceeding from good judgment

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

adj. cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"

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

adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

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

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

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. having angles or an angular shape

adj. ending in a sharp point

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

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

adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

adj. bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde

adj. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"

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. uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"

adj. neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"

adj. extremely painful

adj. minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"

adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

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

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

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine

adj. sour or bitter in taste

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

adj. expressing extreme contempt

adj. expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

adj. clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"

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. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

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

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

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

adj. characterized by precipices; "a precipitous bluff"

adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

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. 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. 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. having angles or an angular shape

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

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

adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine

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

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

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. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

adj. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

adj. making worse

adj. used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge"

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

adj. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

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

adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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"

adv. in a rich manner; "he lives high"

adj. having a point

adj. having two cutting edges: "two-edged swords"

adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"

adj. fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball"

adj. sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"

adj. very high

adj. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"

adj. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor

adj. artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

adj. having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"

adj. resembling the music of a pipe; "the piping voices of children"

adj. having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

adj. having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"

adj. higher in range than soprano; "a sopranino recorder"

adj. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"

adj. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"

adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

adj. very steep: "the bold face of the cliff"

adj. somewhat steep

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

adj. endowed with the capacity to reason

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

adj. shaped like a spine or thorn

adj. (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends

adj. tapering at each end

adj. (used of pens) having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kind; "a broad-nibbed pen"

adj. having or rising to a peak; "the peaked ceiling"; "the island's peaked hills"

adj. having the point made sharp; "a sharpened pencil"

adj. having a long sharp point

adj. equipped with long sharp-pointed projections especially along the top of a wall or fence; "the fence was iron and spiked along the top"

adj. gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"

adj. tasting or smelling like vinegar

adj. being sour to the taste

adj. made slightly acid

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

adj. disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln

adj. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie

adj. very unpleasant

adj. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

adj. very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"

adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

adj. serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"

adj. causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"

adj. without beauty or charm

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. not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"

adj. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"

adj. not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"

adj. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

adj. lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat"

adj. (of a key) containing no sharps or flats; (of a note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"

adj. used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

adj. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

adj. (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"

adj. horizontally level; "a flat roof"

adj. not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"