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sharps

Sharps
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shahrps]
    • /ʃɑrps/
    • /ʃɑːp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shahrps]
    • /ʃɑrps/

Definitions of sharps word

  • noun sharps something sharp. 1
  • noun sharps Usually, sharps. a medium-length needle with a rounded eye and a sharp point, used for all-purpose hand sewing. 1
  • noun sharps a sharper. 1
  • noun sharps Informal. an expert. 1
  • noun sharps Music. a tone one chromatic half step above a given tone. (in musical notation) the symbol ♯ indicating this. 1
  • adjective sharps having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife. 1
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Parts of speech for Sharps

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sharps

sharps popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

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Synonyms for sharps

adjective sharps

  • abrasives — Plural form of abrasive.
  • acids — Plural form of acid.
  • acutes — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
  • adepts — Plural form of adept.
  • alerts — Plural form of alert.

noun sharps

All 32 Synonyms of sharps

Antonyms for sharps

adjective sharps

  • cornballs — Plural form of cornball.
  • duns — Plural form of dun.
  • faints — a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon: to fall into a faint.
  • flats — horizontally level: a flat roof.
  • hollows — Plural form of hollow.
All 8 Antonyms of sharps

Top questions with sharps

  • what are sharps?

Related words

  • accidental

    An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.

  • key signature

    (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.

  • meantone system

    a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.
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