sharp as a tack

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Definition of sharp as a tack words

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

adept — Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
hotshot — highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
astute — If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.

crackerjack — Someone or something that is crackerjack is excellent or of very high quality.
keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
whiz — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
wizard — a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.

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