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Look up: Sharp

  1. Sharp
    Having biting acidity or tannins.
    Found on http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/glossary

  2. Sharp
    Biting acid or tannin.
    Found on http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/wi

  3. sharp
    [adj] - harsh 2. [adj] - (music) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone 3. [adj] - very sudden and in great amount or degree 4. [adj] - quick and forceful 5. [adj] - keenly and painfully felt 6. [adj] - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point 7. [n] - a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named 8. [n] - a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Sharp
    symbol (#) for raising a note by a semitone. A double-sharp is used to raise a note by two semitones (one tone)
    Found on http://www.guitartools.co.uk/guitar_and_

  5. sharp
    (character) hash.
    Found on http://foldoc.org/

  6. Sharp
    Sharp: Medical slang for a needle or similar pointed object.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  7. Sharp
    Sharp adjective [ Compar. Sharper ; superl. Sharpest .] [ Middle English sharp , scharp , scarp , Anglo-Saxon scearp ; akin to Old Saxon skarp , LG. scharp , Dutch scherp , German scharf , Dan. & Swedish skarp , Icelandic skarpr . Confer Escarp , Scr ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/82

  8. Sharp
    Sharp adverb 1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. M. Arnold. « The head [ of a spear] full sharp yground.» Chaucer. « You bite so sharp at reasons.» Shak. 2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp . [ Colloq.] Look sharp , attend; be alert. [ Colloq.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/82

  9. Sharp
    Sharp noun 1. A sharp tool or weapon. [ Obsolete] « If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps , gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs.» Collier. 2. (Mus.) (a) The character [ ♯] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch. (b) A sharp tone or ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/82

  10. Sharp
    Sharp transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sharped ; present participle & verbal noun Sharping .] 1. To sharpen. [ Obsolete] Spenser. 2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/82

  11. Sharp
    Sharp intransitive verb 1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. L'Estrange. 2. (Mus.) To sing above the proper pitch.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/82

  12. sharp
    1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen. 'He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point.' (Shak) ... 2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features. ... 3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  13. sharp
    sharp-worded adjective harsh; `sharp criticism`; `a sharp-worded exchange`; `a tart remark`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. sharp
    adjective very sudden and in great amount or degree; `a sharp drop in the stock market`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. sharp
    adjective quick and forceful; `a sharp blow`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. sharp
    adjective having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; `a sharp knife`; `a pencil with a sharp point`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  17. sharp
    noun a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  18. sharp
    noun a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  19. sharp
    adverb 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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  20. SHARP
    `SHARP` may refer to: *Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice *Super High Altitude Research Project, a 1990s project to develop a high-velocity gun
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHARP

  21. Sharp
    `Sharp` has the sense of pointed or edged, whether in sound, touch, sight, smell or taste; and may refer to: *Sharp (music), a musical notation sign *Sharp (flour), a flour made from hard wheat It is a common English surname that has been applied to: *Sharp (set theory) *Sharp (crater), a crater on the Moon and also well-known organisations: *Sharp Corporation *Sharp Healthcare, a hospital system in San Diego, California Any of a number of pr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp

  22. Sharp
    • (v. t.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone. • (superl.) Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve. • (v. t.) To sharpen. • (superl.) Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  23. sharp
    (from the article `accidental`) in music, sign placed immediately to the left of (or above) a note to show that the note must be changed in pitch. A sharp () raises a note by a ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/77

  24. SHARP
    (Super High Altitude Research Project) A light-gas gun developed at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, California, and funded by the Strategic Defense ('Star Wars') Initiative as a possible antimissile defense weapon. It consisted of an 82-meter-long, 36-centimeter-caliber pump...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  25. Sharp
    Characteristic of an image in clear focus.
    Found on http://www.e-printing.co.uk/glossary.htm


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24 November 2009

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On Sunday, November 24th, 1991, Freddie Mercury died peacefully at his home in London of AIDS related bronchial pneumonia. Freddie was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery in accordance with his religion. Many stars from the world or music and showbiz attended the service, including friends Elton John and David Bowie. On April 20th, 1992 a tribute concert in Freddie's memory was held at Wembley Stadium. Tickets to the gig sold out in a matter of hours, even before the full list of bands was available. Many of the worlds most famous rock stars took part in it. This concert was later released on DVD and video for all to enjoy, with the proceeds going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. read more

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