Definition of sharps Sharps
/ʃɑˈɹps/ - [sharps] -
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Wiktionary 
- sharps (Noun)
Plural of sharp.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| sharp - a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named | ||
| musical notation (music) notation used by musicians | ||
| sharp - a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point | ||
| sewing needle a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth | ||
Adjectivesharp, sharper, sharpest |
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| sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" | ||
| dull (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market" | ||
| pointed direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction" | ||
| keenness, sharpness thinness of edge or fineness of point | ||
| carnassial (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores" | ||
| chisel-like resembling a chisel | ||
| dagger-like resembling a dagger | ||
| drill-like resembling a drill | ||
| edged having a specified kind of border or edge; "a black-edged card"; "rough-edged leaves"; "dried sweat left salt-edged patches" | ||
| fang-like resembling a fang | ||
| file-like resembling a file | ||
| incisive suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth" | ||
| keen having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade" | ||
| knifelike having a sharp or distinct edge; "a narrow knifelike profile" | ||
| metal-cutting hard and sharp enough to cut metal; "metal-cutting tools" | ||
| penetrating, penetrative 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 very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition" | ||
| sharpened made sharp or sharper; "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly" | ||
| sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" | ||
| dull (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market" | ||
| intense, acute (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" | ||
| lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing, cutting, knifelike, keen causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty" | ||
| fulgurating sharp and piercing | ||
| sharp - (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp" | ||
| flat commercially inactive; "flat sales for the month"; "prices remained flat"; "a flat market" | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| sharp - harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" | ||
| sharp-worded, tart | ||
| unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" | ||
| sharp - quick and forceful; "a sharp blow" | ||
| forceful characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" | ||
| sharp - very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market" | ||
| sharp - 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" | ||
| acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing | ||
| perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" | ||
| sharp - 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" | ||
| astute, shrewd | ||
| smart capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons" | ||
| sharp - extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" | ||
| abrupt, precipitous | ||
| steep having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" | ||
| sharp - ending in a sharp point | ||
| acuate, acute, needlelike | ||
| pointed direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction" | ||
| sharp - (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" | ||
| crisp | ||
| distinct recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" | ||
| sharp - having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" | ||
| shrill | ||
| high-pitched, high set at a sharp or high angle or slant; "a high-pitched roof" | ||
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Wiktionary
- sharp (Noun)
The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher. - sharp (Noun)
A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯. - sharp (Noun)
A note that is sharp in a particular key. - sharp (Noun)
The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic. - sharp (Noun)
Something which is sharp. - sharp (Noun)
A hypodermic syringe. - sharp (Noun)
A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery. - sharp (Noun)
A dishonest person; a cheater. - sharp (Verb)
To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp. - sharp (Verb)
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. - sharp (Adverb)
Exactly. - sharp (Adverb)
In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable. - sharp (Adjective)
Able to cut easily. - sharp (Adjective)
Intelligent. - sharp (Adjective)
Able to pierce easily; pointed. - sharp (Adjective)
Higher in pitch than required. - sharp (Adjective)
Having an intense, acrid flavour. - sharp (Adjective)
Sudden and intense. - sharp (Adjective)
Illegal or dishonest. - sharp (Adjective)
Exact, precise, accurate; keen. - sharp (Adjective)
Offensive, critical, or acrimonious, as sharp criticism. - sharp (Adjective)
Stylish or attractive. - sharp (Adjective)
Observant; alert; acute. - sharp (Adjective)
Forming a small angle; forming an angle of less than ninety degrees. - sharp (Adjective)
Said of as extreme a value as possible.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sharp (superl.)
Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen. - sharp (superl.)
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features. - sharp (superl.)
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. - sharp (superl.)
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone. - sharp (superl.)
Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C. - sharp (superl.)
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. - sharp (superl.)
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air. - sharp (superl.)
Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. - sharp (superl.)
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment. - sharp (superl.)
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite. - sharp (superl.)
Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. - sharp (superl.)
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer. - sharp (superl.)
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand. - sharp (superl.)
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve. - sharp (superl.)
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated. - sharp (adv.)
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. - sharp (adv.)
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp. - sharp (n.)
A sharp tool or weapon. - sharp (n.)
The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch. - sharp (n.)
A sharp tone or note. - sharp (n.)
A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. - sharp (n.)
A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps. - sharp (n.)
Same as Middlings, 1. - sharp (n.)
An expert. - sharp (v. t.)
To sharpen. - sharp (v. t.)
To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone. - sharp (v. i.)
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. - sharp (v. i.)
To sing above the proper pitch.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Having the ability to cut easily. -
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Executed in an energetic and decided way. -
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Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation. -
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A note that is played a semitone higher than usual (denoted by the name of the note followed by the symbol ♯). -
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The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note, in the key signature, or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shärp, adj. having a thin cutting edge or fine point: peaked or ridged: affecting the senses as if pointed or cutting: severe: keen, keenly contested: alive to one's interests, barely honest: of keen or quick perception: vigilant, attentive: pungent, biting, sarcastic: eager: fierce: impetuous: shrill: (phon.) denoting a consonant pronounced with breath and not voice, surd—as the sharp mutes, p, t, k.—n. an acute or shrill sound: (mus.) a note raised a semitone in the scale, also the character directing this: a long and slender sewing-needle—opp. to a blunt and a between: a small sword or duelling sword: a sharper, cheat: (pl.) the hard parts of wheat, middlings: an oysterman's boat—also Sharp′ie, Sharp′y.—v.t. (obs.) to sharpen.—v.i. to play the sharper, cheat.—adj. Sharp′-cut, cut sharply or definitely: well-defined: clear.—v.t. Sharp′en, to make sharp or keen, pungent or painful, active or acute.—v.i. to grow sharp.—ns. Shar′pener, one who sharpens; Sharp′er, a trickster: a swindler: a cheat.—adjs. Sharp′-eyed, sharp-sighted; Sharp′-ground, ground to a sharp edge; Sharp′-look′ing (Shak.), hungry-looking.—adv. Sharp′ly, quickly: to the moment: (mus.) above the true pitch.—n. Sharp′ness.—adjs. Sharp′-nosed, having a pointed nose: keen of scent, as a dog; Sharp′-set, ravenous.—ns. Sharp′-shoot′er, an old term applied in the army to riflemen when skirmishing or specially employed as marksmen; Sharp′-shoot′ing.—adjs. Sharp′-sight′ed, having acute sight: shrewd; Sharp′-vis′aged, having a thin face; Sharp′-wit′ted, having an acute wit.—Look sharp, to show eagerness, to act quickly. [A.S. scearp; Ice. skarpr, Gr. scharf.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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sharp
See BOTTOM.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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Prompt and attentive.--Be sharp! Make haste.--Look sharp! Lose no time. Also, an old term for a sword.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. “In sharp contest of battle.”
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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Subtle, acute, quick-witted; also a sharper or cheat, in opposition to a flat, dupe, or gull. Sharp's the word and quick's the motion with him; said of any one very attentive to his own interest, and apt to take all advantages. Sharp set; hungry.
Wikipedia 
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Sharp means that something can cut easily. Something that has a very narrow edge may be sharp. A mountain may have a sharp peak. A pointed nose is a sharp nose.
A stone may be sharp and used for cutting. Knives and scissors are sharp.
The opposite of sharp is blunt. If a knife has become blunt it will not cut easily. It needs to be sharpened.
Sharp can also mean "quick thinking" or "clever" e.g. "He had a sharp mind".
If a picture is sharp it is well in focus.
If someone has "Sharp hearing" it means they can hear extremely well.
