sharp
Definitions
Noun
- A musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- A long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
Adjective
- Keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- Having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
Adverb
- Changing suddenly in direction and degree
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "sharp".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sharp | 1 | 72 |
| 2 | sharply | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | sharpe | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | sharpened | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | sharpening | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | sharper | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | sharpen | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | sharpest | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | sharpness | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | sharpshooters | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | unsharpened | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | sharp's | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | sharp-sign | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | sharpens | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | sharpeville | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | sharpie | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | sharpies | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | sharples | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | sharpless | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | sharpley | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | sharpnack | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | sharps | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | sharpshooter | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | sharpton | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | sharpy | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | sharpy's | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "sharp".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sharp".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "sharp" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sharp decline | 2 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "sharp" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a sharp | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "sharp" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vax | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | led | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | using | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | went | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | relatively | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "sharp".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sharp's | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | sharp-sign | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 26
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 5
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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