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sharp
English
Etymology
From Middle English scharp, from Old English s?earp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-. Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scharp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian ????? (š?erba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”), from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). More at shear.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???p/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???p/
- Rhymes: -??(?)p
Adjective
sharp (comparative sharper, superlative sharpest)
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- (music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ? after the name of the note).
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having an intense, acrid flavour.
- Sudden and intense.
- She wakened in sharp panic, bewildered by the grotesquerie of some half-remembered dream in contrast with the harshness of inclement fact.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.
- (colloquial) Stylish or attractive.
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- The street down which Warwick had come intersected Front Street at a sharp angle in front of the old hotel, forming a sort of flatiron block at the junction, known as Liberty Point
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- 1963, Max Euwe, Chess Master Vs. Chess Amateur (page xviii)
- Time and time again, the amateur player has lost the opportunity to make the really best move because he felt bound to follow some chess "rule" he had learned, rather than to make the sharp move which was indicated by the position.
- 1975, Lud?k Pachman, Decisive Games in Chess History (page 64)
- In such situations most chess players choose the obvious and logical way: they go in for sharp play. However, not everyone is a natural attacking player […]
- 1963, Max Euwe, Chess Master Vs. Chess Amateur (page xviii)
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (phonetics, dated) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.
- (obsolete) Hungry.
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, II.iii.1:
- “[W]hy this last week we ha'n't had nothing at all but some dry musty red herrings; so you may think, Miss, we're kept pretty sharp!”
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, II.iii.1:
Synonyms
- (able to cut easily): keen, razor, razor-sharp
- (intelligent): brainy, bright, intelligent, keen, smart, witty
- (able to pierce easily): pointed
- (having an intense and acrid flavour): acrid, pungent
- (sudden and intense): abrupt, acute, stabbing
- (illegal, dishonest): dishonest, dodgy, illegal, illicit, underhand
- (accurate): accurate, exact, keen, precise
- (critical): acrimonious, bitter, cutting, harsh, hostile, nasty
- (stylish, attractive): chic, elegant, smart, stylish
- (observant): acute, alert, keen, observant, sharp-eyed
Antonyms
- (able to cut easily): blunt, dull
- (intelligent): dim, dim-witted, slow, slow-witted, thick
- (able to pierce easily): blunt
- (higher than usual by one semitone): flat
- (music: higher in pitch than required): flat
- (having an intense and acrid flavour): bland, insipid, tasteless
- (sudden and intense): dull
- (illegal, dishonest): above-board, honest, legit, legitimate, reputable
- (accurate): inaccurate, imprecise
- (critical): complimentary, flattering, friendly, kind, nice
- (stylish, attractive): inelegant, scruffy, shabby
- (observant): unobservant
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
sharp (comparative sharper, superlative sharpest)
- To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
- 1853, Matthew Arnold, Sohrab and Rustum
- The iron plates rang sharp, but turn'd the spear
- 1853, Matthew Arnold, Sohrab and Rustum
- (not comparable) Exactly.
- (music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
Synonyms
- (exactly): exactly, on the dot (of time), precisely; see also Thesaurus:exactly
Translations
Noun
sharp (plural sharps)
- (music) 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 a semitone higher.
- (music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ?.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- (medicine, dated) A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
- A sharp tool or weapon.
- c. 1700 Jeremy Collier, On Duelling
- If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- This usage is often classified as variant spelling of shark, and unrelated to the 'pointed' or 'cutting' meanings of sharp.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- 1858, Charles Kingsley, "Chalk Stream Studies", in Fraser's Magazine
- here are good fish to be picked out of sharps and stop-holes into the water-tables
- 1858, Charles Kingsley, "Chalk Stream Studies", in Fraser's Magazine
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- 1954, Barbara Comyns, Who Was Changed And Who Was Dead, Dorothy 2010, p. 21:
- 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.
- 1954, Barbara Comyns, Who Was Changed And Who Was Dead, Dorothy 2010, p. 21:
- (slang, dated) An expert.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
Derived terms
- cardsharp, card sharp
- double sharp
Translations
See also
- (music) accidental, flat, natural
- ?
Verb
sharp (third-person singular simple present sharps, present participle sharping, simple past and past participle sharped)
- (music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
- To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
- (transitive, obsolete) To sharpen.
Translations
References
- sharp at OneLook Dictionary Search
- sharp in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Spahr, harps, shrap
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raw
English
Etymology
From Middle English rawe, raw, rau, from Old English hr?aw (“raw, uncooked”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, *hr?waz (“raw”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh?- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Scots raw (“raw”), Dutch rauw (“raw”), German roh (“raw”), Swedish rå (“raw”), Icelandic hrár (“raw”), Latin cr?dus (“raw, bloody, uncooked”), Irish cró (“blood”), Lithuanian kraujas (“blood”), Russian ????? (krov?, “blood”). Related also to Old English hr?ow, hr?oh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, sad, stormy, tempestuous”). More at ree.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: rô, IPA(key): /???/
- Rhymes: -??
- (US) enPR: rô, IPA(key): /??/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: r?, IPA(key): /??/
- (cot–caught merger, father-bother merger) enPR: rä, IPA(key): /??/
- Homophones: roar (in non-rhotic accents), rah (with cot-caught merger and father-bother merger)
Adjective
raw (comparative rawer, superlative rawest)
- (cooking) (of food) Not cooked. [from 9th c.]
- (of materials, products, etc.) Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. [from 10th c.]
- Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated. [from 14th c.]
- New or inexperienced. [from 16th c.]
- Crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated. [from 16th c.]
- (statistics) (of data) Uncorrected, without analysis. [from 20th c.]
- 2010, "Under the volcano", The Economist, 16 Oct 2010:
- What makes Mexico worrying is not just the raw numbers but the power of the cartels over society.
- 2010, "Under the volcano", The Economist, 16 Oct 2010:
- (of weather) Unpleasantly cold or damp.
- (of an emotion, personality, etc.) Unmasked, undisguised, strongly expressed
- Candid in a representation of unpleasant facts, conditions, etc.
- (of language) Unrefined, crude, or insensitive, especially with reference to sexual matters
- (obsolete) Not covered; bare; bald.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:raw
Derived terms
- rawly
- rawness
- raw sugar
Translations
Adverb
raw
- (slang) Without a condom.
Synonyms
- (without a condom): Thesaurus:condomless
Translations
Noun
raw (plural raws)
- (sugar refining, sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.
- 1800, Louisiana Sugar Planters' Association, Lousiana Sugar Chemists' Association, American Cane Growers' Association, The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, Volume 22, page 287,
- With the recent advance in London yellow crystals, however, the disproportion of the relative value of these two kinds has been considerably reduced, and a better demand for crystallized raws should consequently occur.
- 1921, American Chemical Society, The Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Volume 13, Part 1, page 149,
- Early in the year the raws were melted to about 20 Brix in order to facilitate filtration.
- 1939, The Commercial and Financial Chronicle, Volume 148, Part 2, page 2924,
- The world sugar contract closed 1 to 3 points net higher, with sales of only 36 lots. London raws sold at 8s. 4½d., and futures there were unchanged to 3d. higher.
- 1800, Louisiana Sugar Planters' Association, Lousiana Sugar Chemists' Association, American Cane Growers' Association, The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, Volume 22, page 287,
- A galled place; an inveterate sore.
- (by extension, figuratively) A point about which a person is particularly sensitive.
- 1934, Harold Heslop, Goaf (page 29)
- In a moment Tom was angry. The women saw that Bill had touched him upon the raw, and they went out of the room to prepare a meal.
- 1934, Harold Heslop, Goaf (page 29)
- (anime fandom slang) A recording or rip of a show that has not been fansubbed.
- (manga fandom slang) A scan that has not been cleaned (purged of blemishes arising from the scanning process) and has not been scanlated.
Translations
Anagrams
- RWA, Rwa, WAR, WRA, War, War., war, war-
Anguthimri
Adjective
raw
- (Mpakwithi) black
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 188
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hr?aw.
Noun
raw
- Alternative form of rawe (“raw”)
Etymology 2
From Old English r?w, r?w.
Noun
raw
- Alternative form of rewe (“row”)
Welsh
Noun
raw
- Soft mutation of rhaw.
Mutation
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