| keen | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. keen | a funeral lament sung with loud wailing. |
| ~ coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody, lament | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. |
| ~ emerald isle, hibernia, ireland | an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
| v. (emotion) | 2. keen, lament | express grief verbally.; "we lamented the death of the child" |
| ~ grieve, sorrow | feel grief. |
| ~ express emotion, express feelings | give verbal or other expression to one's feelings. |
| adj. | 3. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" |
| ~ perceptive | having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment.; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" |
| adj. | 4. exquisite, keen | intense or sharp.; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" |
| ~ intense | possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree.; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
| adj. | 5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| adj. | 6. cutting, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument.; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" |
| ~ sharp | keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point.; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" |
| adj. | 7. keen | having a sharp cutting edge or point.; "a keen blade" |
| ~ sharp | having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing.; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" |
| sharp | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. sharp | a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named. |
| ~ musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians. |
| ~ double sharp | a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. sharp | a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point. |
| ~ sewing needle | a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth. |
| adj. | 3. crisp, sharp | (of something seen or heard) clearly defined.; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" |
| ~ distinct | easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined.; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" |
| adj. | 4. acuate, acute, needlelike, sharp | ending in a sharp point. |
| ~ pointed | having a point. |
| adj. | 5. astute, sharp, shrewd | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence.; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" |
| ~ smart | showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness. |
| adj. | 6. sharp, sharp-worded, tart | harsh.; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" |
| ~ unpleasant | disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings.; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" |
| adj. | 7. sharp, shrill | having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones.; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" |
| ~ high-pitched, high | used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency. |
| adj. | 8. abrupt, precipitous, sharp | extremely steep.; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" |
| ~ steep | having a sharp inclination.; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" |
| adj. | 9. sharp | keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point.; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" |
| ~ acute, intense | extremely sharp or intense.; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" |
| ~ lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing, cutting, knifelike, keen | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument.; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" |
| ~ fulgurating | sharp and piercing. |
| ~ salt | (of speech) painful or bitter.; "salt scorn"; "a salt apology" |
| adj. | 10. sharp | having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing.; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" |
| ~ carnassial | (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh.; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores" |
| ~ chisel-like | resembling a chisel. |
| ~ dagger-like | resembling a dagger. |
| ~ drill-like | resembling a drill. |
| ~ edged | having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination.; "an edged knife"; "a two-edged sword" |
| ~ fang-like | resembling a fang. |
| ~ file-like | resembling a file. |
| ~ incisive | suitable for cutting or piercing.; "incisive teeth" |
| ~ keen | having a sharp cutting edge or point.; "a keen blade" |
| ~ knifelike | cutting or able to cut as if with a knife. |
| ~ metal-cutting | hard and sharp enough to cut metal.; "metal-cutting tools" |
| ~ penetrating, penetrative | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing.; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" |
| ~ razor-sharp | as sharp as a razor. |
| ~ sharpened | made sharp or sharper.; "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly" |
| ~ sharp-toothed | having sharp teeth. |
| ~ pointed | having a point. |
| adj. | 11. sharp | (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone.; "C sharp" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| adj. | 12. sharp | very sudden and in great amount or degree.; "a sharp drop in the stock market" |
| ~ sudden | happening without warning or in a short space of time.; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" |
| adj. | 13. sharp | quick and forceful.; "a sharp blow" |
| ~ forceful | characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical).; "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" |
| adv. | 14. acutely, sharp, sharply | changing suddenly in direction and degree.; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes" |
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