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Noun: sharper shaa(r)pu(r)- A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
- cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark Adjective: sharp (sharper,sharpest) shaa(r)p- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
"a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig" - crisp - Ending in a sharp point
- acuate, acute, needlelike - Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
"as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" - acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing - Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- astute, shrewd, savvy - Harsh
"sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange" - sharp-worded, tart - Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- shrill - Extremely steep
"a sharp drop" - abrupt, precipitous - Keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
"a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" - Having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
"a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" - (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
"C sharp" - Very sudden and in great amount or degree
"a sharp drop in the stock market" - Quick and forceful
"a sharp blow"
Derived forms: sharpers See also: acute, acutely, carnassial, chisel-like, cutting, dagger-like, distinct, drill-like, edged, fang-like, file-like, forceful, fulgurating, high, high-pitched, incisive, intense, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, metal-cutting, penetrating, penetrative, perceptive, piercing, pointed, razor-sharp, salt, sharpened, sharply, sharpness, sharp-toothed, smart, stabbing, steep, sudden, unpleasant Type of: card player, chiseler [US], chiseller [Brit, Cdn], defrauder, gouger [N. Amer], grifter [N. Amer], scammer, swindler Antonym: dull, flat, natural Encyclopedia: Sharp, Dennis Sharp, James Sharp Sharp, Cecil James Sharp, Philip Allen Sharp, Zerna Sharp, Zerna Addis Sharp, Roberts and Company Sharp, William Sharper |