sharp
Definitions
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Acronym of skinhead against racial prejudice. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 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 one chromatic semitone higher.
- A surname.
- A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.
- A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
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Something that is sharp. plural-normally
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A hypodermic syringe. plural-normally
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A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery. dated, plural-normally
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A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin. plural-normally
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
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Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings. in-plural
- An expert.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
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Examples
“The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).”
“Transposition frequently is harder to read⟳ because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.”
“The piece was difficult to read⟳ after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.”
“Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor.)”
“Place⟳ sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal.”
“If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs.”
“The billiard sharp whom anyone catches / His doom's extremely hard— [...]”
“The casino kept in the break⟳ room a set⟳ of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see⟳.”
“This usage is often classified as variant spelling of shark, and unrelated to the 'pointed' or 'cutting' meanings of sharp.”
“here are good fish⟳ to be picked out of sharps and stop-holes into the water-tables”
“While he worked he talked to his ducks, who were waddling about hopefully, as it was almost time for the red bucket to be filled with sharps and potato-peelings.”
“The Circle was one of the few dances the older sharps frequented; mostly they were to be found in pubs, pool-halls or at the track.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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