sharp+person

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• sharp|shoot|er — «SHAHRP SHOO tuhr», noun. 1. a person who shoots very well, especially with a rifle. 2. a soldier chosen to do accurate shooting: »The absence a sharpshooter…blunted the sharp edge of their attack and minimised their chances of victory (Times of… …   Useful english dictionary

• sharp|ie — «SHAHR pee», noun. 1. a long, flat bottomed boat with a centerboard and one or two masts, each rigged with a triangular sail. 2. Slang. an unusually keen, alert, or clever person. 3. U.S. Slang. a sharper; cheat: »We hear of a girl who was loaded …   Useful english dictionary

• sharp — /ʃap / (say shahp) adjective 1. having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well adapted for cutting or piercing. 2. terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded. 3. having sudden change of direction, as a turn. 4. abrupt, as an ascent.… …  

• sharp — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 having an edge or point able to cut or pierce. 2 tapering to a point or edge. 3 abrupt, steep, angular (a sharp fall; a sharp turn). 4 well defined, clean cut. 5 a severe or intense (has a sharp temper). b (of food etc …   Useful english dictionary

• sharp-eyed — adjective 1. having very keen vision quick sighted as a cat • Syn: ↑argus eyed, ↑hawk eyed, ↑keen sighted, ↑lynx eyed, ↑quick sighted, ↑sharp sighted • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sharp-tongued — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having a sharp tongue : harsh or bitter of speech * * * /shahrp tungd /, adj. characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech. [1830 40] * * * sharp tonguedˈ adjective Critical, sarcastic, harsh in… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sharp — Recorded as Sharp, Sharpe, and the diminutives Sharpin, Sharplin and Sharpling, this is an English surname. It is a good example of a surname originating from a medieval nickname, with the derivation from the Olde English pre 7th Century wrd… …   Surnames reference

• Person County, North Carolina — Infobox U.S. County county = Person County state = North Carolina map size = 250 founded = 1791 seat = Roxboro area total sq mi =404 area land sq mi =392 area water sq mi =12 area water percentage = 2.92% census estimate yr = 2006 population… …   Wikipedia

• Person des Jahres — Albert Einstein, Person des (20.) Jahrhunderts Person of the Year (Person des Jahres; früher: Man of the Year, Mann (oder auch Mensch) des Jahres) ist eine Auswahl von Personen, Gruppen, Ideen oder sogar von Objekten, die seit 1927 jährlich vom… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Person of the Year — Albert Einstein, Person des (20.) Jahrhunderts Person of the Year (Person des Jahres; früher: Man of the Year, Mann (oder auch Mensch) des Jahres) ist eine Auswahl von Personen, Gruppen, Ideen oder Objekten, die seit 1927 jährlich vom US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• sharp as a tack — (USA)    If someone is as sharp as a tack, they are very clever indeed.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person who is as sharp as a tack is able to think quickly and learn very fast.     You won t have to explain it to him twice. He s… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions