"I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving."
"''My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old."
verb
"I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp."
°(music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
"I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes."
noun
°(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.
"The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp)."
°(music) A note that is played a
semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
synonyms:
keen, razor, razor-sharp, brainy
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