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I. sharp [ʃɑːp] ADJ

1. sharp (cutting):

sharp blade, knife

2. sharp (pointed):

sharp
sharp

3. sharp (acute):

sharp angle
sharp bend

4. sharp (severe):

sharp attack, rebuff, rebuke
sharp attack, rebuff, rebuke
sharp criticism
to have a sharp tongue

5. sharp (stabbing):

sharp
sharp stab [of pain]

6. sharp:

sharp (sudden) drop in temperature
sharp (marked)
sharp rise

7. sharp (clear-cut):

sharp
sharp
sharp
to bring sth into sharp focus

8. sharp (perceptive):

sharp
sharp
sharp eyes/ears
sharp mind

9. sharp inf (trendy):

sharp
sharp
to be a sharp dresser

10. sharp (piquant):

sharp taste
sharp taste

11. sharp (penetrating):

sharp noise, voice
sharp noise, voice

12. sharp MUS:

C sharp
F sharp
to be sharp

II. sharp [ʃɑːp] ADV

1. sharp (exactly):

sharp
sharp

2. sharp (suddenly):

3. sharp MUS:

sharp

III. sharp [ʃɑːp] N MUS

sharp

sharp-'tem·pered ADJ

sharp-tempered

pin-'sharp ADJ

pin-sharp photograph, image
pin-sharp fig comments, assessments
pin-sharp fig comments, assessments

sharp-'sight·ed ADJ

1. sharp-sighted (having ken eyesight ):

sharp-sighted

2. sharp-sighted (alert):

sharp-sighted
sharp-sighted

sharp-'wit·ted ADJ

sharp-witted

sharp 'prac·tice N no pl

sharp practice

sharp-'tongued ADJ

sharp-tongued

'ra·zor sharp ADJ pred, 'ra·zor-sharp ADJ attr

1. razor sharp (sharp):

razor sharp

2. razor sharp fig (intelligent):

razor sharp person
razor sharp brain

sharp-'eyed ADJ

sharp-eyed
E sharp