Word Finder - sharper

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Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.

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A face with sharp features

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Intelligent.

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My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.

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Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

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Higher in pitch than required.

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The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.

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Having an intense, acrid flavour.

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Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.

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Sudden and intense.

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A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.

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Illegal or dishonest.

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Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.

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Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.

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a sharp dealer;  a sharp customer

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Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

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You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.

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Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.

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When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.

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Stylish or attractive.

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You look so sharp in that tuxedo!

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Observant; alert; acute.

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Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!

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Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.

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Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.

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Steep; precipitous; abrupt.

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a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve

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(of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.

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Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. But that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. That is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number.

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Tactical; risky.

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Piercing; keen; severe; painful.

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a sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air

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Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.

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a sharp appetite

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Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

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Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.

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Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.

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Hungry.

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A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.

Sometimes he gave her the creeps, and she suspected he was sharper than he let on.

I'm a scientist and if I don't know an answer, I seek counsel from sharper brains.

The Scotch collie is lighter and more elegant, and has a sharper muzzle.

Oh by the way, a gently poached ripe peach is much sharper than you expect.

What is quite laborious is having to learn to be sharper all over again.

The loss of nutrient fluid caused by the presence of intestinal Cestodes is probably slight, indeed, the sharper appetite that accompanies their presence may be the means of fully compensating for it.

Gowland has shown that, whatever may have been the practice of Japanese bronze makers in ancient and medieval eras, their successors in later days deliberately introduced arsenic and antimony into the compound in order to harden the bronze without impairing its fusibility, so that it might take a sharper impression of the mould.

Lord, you tell us that your word is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword.

A plasma with EDTV will have a much sharper image and resolution than a conventional one, but you will not see the additional realistic imagery of HD.

For several years afterwards the process made little advance, for the colour of the oils produced was higher and the taste much sharper.

A higher resolution will give you a sharper picture, but you don't need an exceptionally high resolution on a small screen because you won't be able to utilize it.

However, there is an even sharper color change which is used in quantitative analysis.

Nobody sees through lazy, derivative programs sharper, and nobody picks up on diminishing returns quicker, than the ordinary TV viewer.

My lemon tart, which I would have preferred a little sharper, came with a stunning raspberry sorbet.

The resistance of the air is reduced considerably in modern projectiles by giving them a greater length and a sharper point, and by the omission of projecting studs, a factor called the coefficient of shape, being introduced to allow for this change.

The owner of the axe, as he released his hold on it, said that it was the apple of his eye; but I returned it sharper than I received it.

Now they drew close to the fox which began to dodge between the field in sharper and sharper curves, trailing its brush, when suddenly a strange white borzoi dashed in followed by a black one, and everything was in confusion; the borzois formed a star-shaped figure, scarcely swaying their bodies and with tails turned away from the center of the group.

How sharper than a serpent 's tooth is a thankless child.

We've all been there, and we've all bought something stupid along the way from such stores as The Sharper Image, San Francisco, or Spencer Gifts.

Sharper Image has unique gifts for the home, office and just for fun.

You can find Sharper Image stores in malls everywhere.

One downside to OLED TVs are they are new and more expensive than LCD or plasmas, but the advantage is a sharper picture with deeper colors.

Unlike other products, the Gator has a higher lift, which means that it in effect sucks the grass upward, making it cut sharper and cleaner than other mulching blades.

This unique design from The Sharper Image solves this problem in style.

Amore gives you a sharper, more dramatic look, and with fun names for their colors and a long lasting formula, you are sure to love it.

These types of roller coasters were very popular in the 1930s, but as coaster designs became more sophisticated and riders demanded higher, faster rides with sharper drops, faster turns, and inversions, the style gradually faded away.

The original, or at least one of the originals, came from Sharper Image.

The Sharper Image is hands down the go-to place for gadgets.

You can spike the sides or use gel to texturize and give a sharper contrast to the front, back, and sides.

However, they're updated with sharper elements, such as jagged edges, and can be adapted by anything from a bob to a layered cut.

If you are looking for air breeze ionic purifier reviews, chances are that what you are seeking is information about the Sharper Image Air Purifier with Ionic Breeze technology.

Sharper Image invented ionic purifiers, which work differently than traditional air purifiers.

The ionic purifiers by Sharper Image are tower units, meaning they stand vertically.

As Sharper Image products tend to be higher end household small appliances, the cost of the Ionic Purifiers is a downside to some.

Ionic Purifiers can be purchased at Sharper Image stores across the nation.

You can also purchase these purifiers online at Sharper Image's website or through other shopping websites like Amazon.com.

Three of the best air purifiers/ionizers include the Oreck XLTower Electrostatic Air Purifier, the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze, and the Ionic Pro Electronic Air Purifier.

Sharper Image was one of the first companies to offer an air ionizer and the company's Ionic Breeze unit is still one of the most popular models on the market.

On a separate note, Sharper Image was forced to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 2008 largely due to litigation over the advertising of the company's Ionic Breeze product.

The Ionic Pro electronic air purifier uses the exact same technology as the Ionic Breeze by Sharper Image, and in reality, if you remove the brand stickers, you'd have a difficult time telling them apart.

But, one look at the price tag and you'll know which is which because the Ionic Pro costs over three hundred dollars less than Sharper Image's model.

Retailers such as The Sharper Image, Radio Shack and Office Depot sell the purifiers both online and at their retail locations.

The heavier weight of the leather creates a sharper, more defined look, and is often combined with contrasting stitching to heighten this effect.

Sharper and edgier than other Beijo purses, these handbags stand out for miles!

If things were fuzzy, you may need to practice this daydream technique on a regular basis to develop your senses to a sharper degree.

Not surprisingly, monitors with higher native resolutions display sharper images than those with lower resolutions.

It's still rather impressive; the cut is just a bit sharper and gives the tat a different sort of appeal.

You could choose a sharper outline or incorporate more color.

Make the details in your painting's foreground sharper and clearer than the objects in the background.

Teeth saw the NIN front man finally off drugs, and, with the help of a revitalized lineup and some live drums from Dave Grohl, produced a sharper and more focused sound than The Fragile.