sharp-tailed grouse
sprigtail
sprig tail
Pedioecetes phasianellus | large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America |
| beaked whale | any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw |
beaked salmon
sandfish Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus | fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand |
| sharp | a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point |
alertness
sharp-sightedness
on the qui vive | lively attentiveness |
acuity visual acuity
sharp-sightedness | sharpness of vision, the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) |
| sharp | a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named |
| double sharp | a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones |
| sharp tongue | a bitter or critical manner of speaking |
cardsharp
card sharp
cardsharper
card sharper
sharper
sharpie
sharpy
card shark | a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games |
beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta | hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts |
chervil
beaked parsley
Anthriscus cereifolium | aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads |
rush
hasten
hurry
look sharp
festinate | act or move at high speed, We have to rush!, hurry--it's late! |
| beaked | having or resembling a beak |
short-beaked
short-billed | having a short beak |
astute
sharp
shrewd | 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 |
sharp-eared
quick-eared | having keen hearing |
crisp
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 |
| razor-sharp | very clearly delineated, razor-sharp definition |
| 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 |
| razor-sharp | as sharp as a razor |
| sharp-toothed | having sharp teeth |
| sharp | keenly and painfully felt, as if caused by a sharp edge or point, a sharp pain, sharp winds |
| sharp | quick and forceful, a sharp blow |
keen-eyed
sharp-eyed | having keen eyesight |
| sharp | very sudden and in great amount or degree, a sharp drop in the stock market |
abrupt
precipitous
sharp | extremely steep, an abrupt canyon, the precipitous rapids of the upper river, the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings, a sharp drop |
shrill
sharp | having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones , a shrill whistle, a shrill gaiety |
famished
ravenous
sharp-set
starved
esurient | extremely hungry, they were tired and famished for food and sleep, a ravenous boy, the family was starved and ragged, fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy |
| sharp-limbed | having sharp limbs |
| sharp | (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone, C sharp |
| sharp-nosed | having a sharply pointed nose |
acute
discriminating
incisive
keen
knifelike
penetrating
penetrative
piercing
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 |
quick-sighted
sharp-sighted
sharp-eyed | keenly perceptive or alert, quick-sighted into the faults of the time- Leonard Bacon |
sharp
sharp-worded
tart | harsh, sharp criticism, a sharp-worded exchange, a tart remark |
acuate
acute
sharp
needlelike | ending in a sharp point |
sharp-cornered
sharp-angled | having sharp corners |
argus-eyed
hawk-eyed
keen-sighted
lynx-eyed
quick-sighted
sharp-eyed
sharp-sighted | having very keen vision, quick-sighted as a cat |
bitterish
sharp-tasting | somewhat bitter |
| sharp-pointed | having a sharp point |
sharply sharp
acutely | 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 |