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SHARPER

(noun, adj.)
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There are 23 meanings of the word Sharper.

Sharper - as a noun

A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
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Sharper - as an adjective

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.

Example: "A face with sharp features"

Intelligent.

Example: "My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old."

Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

Higher in pitch than required.

Example: "The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone."

Having an intense, acrid flavour.

Example: "Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated."

Sudden and intense.

Example: "A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions."

Illegal or dishonest.

Example: "Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books."

Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.

Example: "A sharp dealer;  a sharp customer"

Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

Example: "You'll need sharp aim to make that shot."

Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.

Example: "When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out."

Stylish or attractive.

Example: "You look so sharp in that tuxedo!"

Observant; alert; acute.

Example: "Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. i don't want them to escape!"

Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.

Example: "Drive down main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto pine."

Steep; precipitous; abrupt.

Example: "A sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve"

(of a statement) said of as extreme a value as possible.

Example: "Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. but that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. that is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number."

Tactical; risky.

Piercing; keen; severe; painful.

Example: "A sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air"

Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.

Example: "A sharp appetite"

Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.

Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.

Hungry.

Example Sentences

"She always kept her knives sharper than anyone else in the kitchen."
"The new pencil sharpener produces a much sharper point than the old one."
"The actor's performance in the second act was much sharper than in the first."
"The sharper edges of the design give it a more modern look."
"I need a sharper image of the suspect to identify him."
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Word Game Points

Is SHARPER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, sharper is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

SHARPER has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.

Is SHARPER a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, sharper is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
SHARPER has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.

Is SHARPER a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, sharper is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
SHARPER has a WORDFEUD points total of 13.

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