Nouns (6)
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sharp
n. a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
sharp
n. a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
hash, sharp, number sign
n. the character denoting "number" (#, ASCII 35)
Sharp
n. hardware company for peripherals
Verbs (0)
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Adverbs (3)
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sharply, sharp, acutely
adv. changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"
Adjectives (19)
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sharp
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"
sharp
adj. quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"
sharp
adj. (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"
shrill, sharp
adj. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"
sharp, keen, piercing, toothed
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"
abrupt, precipitous, sharp
adj. extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike
adj. ending in a sharp point
astute, sharp, shrewd
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"
Fuzzynyms (119)
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angular, angulate
adj. having angles or an angular shape
acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike
adj. ending in a sharp point
loud
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"
penetrative, penetrating
adj. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"
razor-sharp
adj. as sharp as a razor
astute, sharp, shrewd
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"
penetrative, penetrating
adj. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"
acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike
adj. ending in a sharp point
hot
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"
steep, precipitous
adj. characterized by precipices; "a precipitous bluff"
brusque, brusk, curt, short(p)
adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
point-blank
adj. close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"
sharp, keen, piercing, toothed
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"
astute, sharp, shrewd
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"
penetrative, penetrating
adj. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"
angular, angulate
adj. having angles or an angular shape
sharp
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"
razor-sharp
adj. as sharp as a razor
barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
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"
sharp, keen, piercing, toothed
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"
acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike
adj. ending in a sharp point
intelligent
adj. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
perspicacious, sagacious, sapient
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"
bright, smart
adj. characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
apprehensive, discerning, perceptive
adj. quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
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"
brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip
adj. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic
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"
clever, cunning, ingenious
adj. showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
searching, trenchant
adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
intentional, knowing
adj. characterized by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
resourceful
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"
observant, observing
adj. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
penetrative, penetrating
adj. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"
razor-sharp
adj. as sharp as a razor
clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious
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"
quick, ready
adj. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"
judicious, wise, heady
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
judicious
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
judicious, sensible
adj. proceeding from good judgment
wise
adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
witty
adj. combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"
subtle
adj. able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"
worldly-wise
adj. experienced in and wise to the ways of the world
inquisitory, probing, searching
adj. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"
Synonyms (67)
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two-edged
adj. having two cutting edges: "two-edged swords"
adenoidal, pinched, nasal
adj. sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"
altissimo
adj. very high
alto
adj. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"
countertenor, alto
adj. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
falsetto
adj. artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"
peaky, spiky
adj. having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"
piping
adj. resembling the music of a pipe; "the piping voices of children"
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing
adj. having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
soprano, treble
adj. having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"
sopranino
adj. higher in range than soprano; "a sopranino recorder"
tenor
adj. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"
tenor
adj. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"
acold
adj. of persons; feeling cold; "Poor Tom's acold"- Shakespeare
algid
adj. chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"
ice-cold
adj. as cold as ice
biting, bitter
adj. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
bleak, cutting, raw
adj. unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
refrigerated
adj. made or kept cold by refrigeration; "keep the milk refrigerated"; "a refrigerated truck"
shivering, chilled
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"
nippy
adj. a sharp biting taste; "a nippy cheese"
frore
adj. very cold; "whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet"
frosty, rimed, rimy
adj. covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner
iced
adj. "iced tea"
chilly, parky
adj. appreciably or disagreeably cold
refrigerant, refrigerating
adj. causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"
shivery
adj. cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"
stone-cold
adj. completely cold; "by the time he got back to his coffee it was stone-cold"
unheated, unwarmed
adj. not having been heated or warmed; "an unheated room"; "unwarmed rolls"
perpendicular
adj. extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
steepish
adj. somewhat steep
spinous, spiny
adj. having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous"
barreled, barrelled
adj. (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends
fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped
adj. tapering at each end
nibbed
adj. (used of pens) having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kind; "a broad-nibbed pen"
peaked
adj. having or rising to a peak; "the peaked ceiling"; "the island's peaked hills"
sharpened
adj. having the point made sharp; "a sharpened pencil"
spiked
adj. having a long sharp point
spiked
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"
tapering, tapered
adj. gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"
cagey, cagy, canny, clever
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
Antonyms (16)
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dull
adj. not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"
blunt, crude(a), stark(a)
adj. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
pointless, unpointed
adj. not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
mild
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"
flat
adj. (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat"
natural
adj. (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"
low, low-pitched
adj. used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
gradual
adj. (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"
flat
adj. horizontally level; "a flat roof"
pointless, unpointed
adj. not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
stupid
adj. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
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