Words containing harp
4 letter words containing harp
- harp — a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
5 letter words containing harp
- harpe — (Ancient Greece) A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.
- harps — Plural form of harp.
- harpy — Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- tharp — Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
6 letter words containing harp
- harped — Simple past tense and past participle of harp.
- harper — James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.
- harpin — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- sharpe — William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- sharps — something sharp.
7 letter words containing harp
- c-sharp — C#
- charpai — a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
- charpak — Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1924–2010, French physicist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1992.
- charpie — a piece of lint used to make a surgical dressing
- charpoy — a bedstead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs, common in India
8 letter words containing harp
- autoharp — a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played. It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- harpagon — (obsolete) a grappling hook.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harpists — Plural form of harpist.
9 letter words containing harp
- cardsharp — a professional card player who cheats
- harpooned — Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon.
- harpooner — a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- harpylike — resembling a harpy
- oversharp — too sharp
10 letter words containing harp
- cardsharps — Plural form of cardsharp.
- cat-harpin — any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops.
- harpooneer — A harpooner.
- harpooning — Present participle of harpoon.
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
11 letter words containing harp
- cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
- charpentier — Gustave (ɡystav). 1860–1956, French composer, whose best-known work is the opera Louise (1900)
- harpsichord — a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th.
- jew-s--harp — (sometimes lowercase) a small, simple musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame containing a metal tongue, which is plucked while the frame is held in the teeth, the vibrations causing twanging tones.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
12 letter words containing harp
- harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- sharp-freeze — quick-freeze.
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- sharpshooter — a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
13 letter words containing harp
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
14 letter words containing harp
- harpsichordist — One who plays the harpsichord.
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
15 letter words containing harp
- knife-sharpener — a kitchen implement that is used to sharpen knives
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