Bitter vs. Sharp
Bitteradjective
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
Bitteradjective
Harsh, piercing or stinging.
Bitteradjective
Hateful or hostile.
Bitteradjective
Cynical and resentful.
Bitternoun
(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
Bitternoun
A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
Bitternoun
(nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
Bitternoun
A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
Bitterverb
To make bitter.
Bitternoun
AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
Bitternoun
Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
Bitteradjective
Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
Bitteradjective
Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
Bitteradjective
Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.
Bitteradjective
Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
Bitteradjective
Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
Bitterverb
To make bitter.
Bitternoun
English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
Bitternoun
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
Bitternoun
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
Bitterverb
make bitter
Bitteradjective
marked by strong resentment or cynicism;
Bitteradjective
very difficult to accept or bear;
Bitteradjective
harsh or corrosive in tone;
Bitteradjective
one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
Bitteradjective
expressive of severe grief or regret;
Bitteradjective
proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity;
Bitteradjective
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold;
Bitteradverb
extremely and sharply;
Sharpadjective
Able to cut easily.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Intelligent.
Sharpadjective
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded.
Sharpadjective
(music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
Sharpadjective
(music) Higher in pitch than required.
Sharpadjective
Having an intense, acrid flavour.
Sharpadjective
Sudden and intense.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.
Sharpadjective
Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
Sharpadjective
Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Stylish or attractive.
Sharpadjective
Observant; alert; acute.
Sharpadjective
Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
Sharpadjective
Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
Sharpadjective
Said of as extreme a value as possible.
Sharpadjective
(chess) Tactical; risky.
Sharpadjective
Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
Sharpadjective
Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
Sharpadjective
(obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
Sharpadjective
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
Sharpadjective
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.
Sharpadverb
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
Sharpadverb
(notcomp) Exactly.
Sharpadverb
(music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
Sharpnoun
(music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.
Sharpnoun
(music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
Sharpnoun
(music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
Sharpnoun
(music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
Sharpnoun
Something that is sharp.
Sharpnoun
A sharp tool or weapon.
Sharpnoun
(medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
Sharpnoun
A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
Sharpnoun
A dishonest person; a cheater.
Sharpnoun
Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
Sharpnoun
A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
Sharpnoun
(in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
Sharpnoun
An expert.
Sharpnoun
A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
Sharpverb
(music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
Sharpverb
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
Sharpverb
To sharpen.
Sharpadjective
Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
Sharpadjective
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
Sharpadjective
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
Sharpadjective
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
Sharpadjective
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
Sharpadjective
Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
Sharpadjective
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
Sharpadjective
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
Sharpadjective
Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
Sharpadjective
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
Sharpadjective
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
Sharpadjective
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
Sharpadjective
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
Sharpadverb
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
Sharpadverb
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
Sharpnoun
A sharp tool or weapon.
Sharpnoun
The character [$] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
Sharpnoun
A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
Sharpnoun
A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
Sharpnoun
Same as Middlings, 1.
Sharpnoun
An expert.
Sharpverb
To sharpen.
Sharpverb
To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
Sharpverb
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
Sharpverb
To sing above the proper pitch.
Sharpnoun
a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
Sharpnoun
a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
Sharpadjective
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined;
Sharpadjective
ending in a sharp point
Sharpadjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
Sharpadjective
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence;
Sharpadjective
harsh;
Sharpadjective
high-pitched and sharp;
Sharpadjective
extremely steep;
Sharpadjective
keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point;
Sharpadjective
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;
Sharpadjective
having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing;
Sharpadjective
sour or bitter in taste
Sharpadjective
raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone;
Sharpadjective
very sudden and in great amount or degree;
Sharpadjective
quick and forceful;
Sharpadverb
changing suddenly in direction and degree;
