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sharps

/ʃɑɹps/

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp)."

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noun

A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.

Examples :

"The sheet music indicated that the melody required several F sharps. "

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noun

A note that is sharp in a particular key.

Examples :

"The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps."

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noun

The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.

Examples :

""My favorite piece of classical music is in F sharps, because it sounds so mysterious and beautiful." "

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noun

(usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.

Examples :

"Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal."

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noun

A dishonest person; a cheater.

Examples :

"The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see."

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noun

Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

Examples :

"The canoe tipped precariously as we entered the sharps, where the river narrowed and the water churned. "

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noun

A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.

Examples :

"She prefers to use sharps for delicate embroidery because their fine points create neater stitches. "

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(in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.

Examples :

"The farmer sifted the milled wheat, separating the fine flour from the coarser sharps, which he planned to use as animal feed. "

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noun

Examples :

"The company hired several sharps in data analytics to improve their market predictions. "

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A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).

Examples :

"My grandfather told me stories about the sharps he knew when he was growing up in Melbourne in the 1970s, describing their distinctive clothes and tough reputations. "

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verb

To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.

Examples :

"That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!"

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verb

To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

Examples :

"He tried to sharps the car dealer by pretending he knew more about engines than he actually did, hoping to get a lower price. "

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verb

Examples :

"The chef sharps his knives before he begins preparing dinner. "