sharp-tailed grouse sprigtail sprig tail Pedioecetes phasianellus | large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America |
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 |
rush hasten hurry look sharp festinate | act or move at high speed, We have to rush!, hurry--it's late! |
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 |