Sharpest - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Sudden and unexpected.

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I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject

adjective

Sudden and not expected, often with unpleasant results

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There was an abrupt change in her mood., we came to an abrupt curve in the road., his abrupt manner…

adjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

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An acute housing shortage

noun

Short for acute accent.

adjective

Causing great physical or mental pain.

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An agonizing death

verb

Undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something.

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I didn't agonize over the problem

adjective

Causing extreme physical or mental pain

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An agonizing death, she went through an agonizing few weeks waiting for the test results., we are f…

adjective

(of a person's eyes) small, round, and gleaming.

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She blinks her blue beady eyes

adjective

(of eyes) small and shiny, esp. like a bird’s eyes

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Her beady eyes stared from behind thick glasses.

adjective

Elegantly and stylishly fashionable.

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She looked every inch the chic frenchwoman

noun

Stylishness and elegance, typically of a specified kind.

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The hotel's lobby and restaurant are the height of designer chic

adjective

Stylish and sophisticated.

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The hotel is classy but relaxed

adjective

Stylish or fashionable

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That's one classy vehicle you've got there.

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

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Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

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He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

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The drive had been cleared of snow

adjective

Not having any characteristics that would cause doubt or uncertainty

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It was a clear-cut case of fraud.

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

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It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

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The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

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We dived into the river to cool off

adjective

(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle.

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Crisp bacon

noun

A wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.

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Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps

verb

Give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill.

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Crisp the pitta in the oven

noun

The action of cutting something.

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The cutting of the cake

adjective

Capable of cutting something.

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The cutting blades of the hedge trimmer

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

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He cut his toe on a sharp stone

adjective

Clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.

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We had no definite plans

adjective

Fixed, certain, or clear

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We haven’t picked a definite date, but it will probably be in june.

adjective

Having or showing good judgement.

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The brasserie attracts discerning customers

verb

Recognize or find out.

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I can discern no difference between the two policies

adjective

Able to make or usually making careful judgments about the quality of similar things

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Marion is a discerning judge of good design.

adjective

Having or showing refined taste or good judgement.

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He became a discriminating collector and patron of the arts

verb

Recognize a distinction; differentiate.

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Babies can discriminate between different facial expressions

adjective

Able to judge the quality of something based on its difference from other, similar things

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A discriminating music lover, discriminating buyers/shoppers

adjective

Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.

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The patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing

adjective

Clearly separate and different

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The two languages are quite distinct from each other., the dogs are of distinct breeds., there’s a …

adjective

Clearly noticeable; that certainly exists

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There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.

adjective

(of clothes) suitable for a smart or formal occasion.

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Wear something dressy, kate, we've got to go to a drinks party

adjective

(of clothing) suitable for formal occasions

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I have some dressy shoes that i can wear to the wedding.

adjective

(of an object, area, or surface) having an outside edge or boundary of a specified kind.

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A regular square-edged tile

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

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The pool is edged with paving

adjective

Having something around the edge

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Edged with he bought a white tablecloth edged with a pretty pattern (= with a pattern around the ou…

adjective

Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

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She will look elegant in black

adjective

Graceful and attractive in appearance or behavior

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We met a young businesswoman, elegant in a black suit., he was known for his elegance and wit., ele…

adjective

Clearly seen or understood; obvious.

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She ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment

adjective

Easily seen or understood; obvious

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It quickly became evident that someone had broken in., twain’s interest in adam is evident in all h…

adjective

Intensely painful.

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Excruciating back pain

verb

Torment (someone) physically or mentally.

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I stand back, excruciated by the possibility

adjective

Extremely beautiful and delicate.

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Exquisite, jewel-like portraits

noun

A man who is affectedly concerned with his clothes and appearance; a dandy.

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Using brightly coloured, almost grotesque distortion of an individual's salient features, he target…

adjective

Of extreme beauty

adjective

Characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style.

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Fashionable clothes

adjective

Wearing clothes, doing things, and going to places that are considered stylish or acceptable

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They are a fashionable couple., fashionable restaurants/clothing, fashionably dressed women, we wer…

adjective

Popular at a particular time or among a particular group of people

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It's no longer fashionable to boast about how big your bonus is., they bought a house in a fashiona…

adjective

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

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Fierce fighting continued throughout the day

adverb

Very; extremely.

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He was fierce proud

adjective

Violent and forceful

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Fierce thunderstorms, the city had been under fierce attack., she’s a fierce critic of us policies.…

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

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Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

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A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

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A flash new car

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

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Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun

An opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.

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Interesting alternatives are velcro straps or, if the shorts fit perfectly, stylish button flies.

noun

A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.

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Almost 40 years ago ed lewis discovered a remarkable fly that differs from an ordinary fly by one e…

adjective

(of a blade) sharpened.

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A honed knife is easier and safer to handle than a dulled, nicked blade

verb

Sharpen (a blade).

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He was carefully honing the curved blade

verb

Past simple and past participle of hone

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The bone had been honed to a point., his physique was honed to perfection., her debating skills wer…

adjective

(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

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She was an incisive critic

adjective

Of extreme force, degree, or strength.

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The job demands intense concentration

adjective

Extreme

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Intense heat/cold, a look of intense joy, an intense 13-week course, he was young and intense, and …

adjective

Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.

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A keen gardener

verb

Wail in grief for a dead person.

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The body of johnny was taken by his own people who keened over him

noun

An irish funeral song accompanied by wailing in lamentation for the dead.

noun

An assault in which the victim is kicked repeatedly.

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They gave him a good kicking

adjective

Lively and exciting.

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Their seriously kicking debut, ‘paradise’

verb

Strike or propel forcibly with the foot.

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I think someone just kicked down my door

adjective

Exciting; fashionable.

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Kicky high-heeled boots

adjective

Fashionable and stylish

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He wore knee-high boots and a kicky black trench coat., check out these key trends now to find your…

adjective

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

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Her manifest charm and proven ability

verb

Show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

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Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression

noun

A document listing a ship's contents, cargo, passengers, and crew, for the use of customs officers.

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If you're a customs inspector at a port of entry you can send photos of cargos and manifests back t…

adjective

Having a visible mark or marking.

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A houseplant with beautifully marked, dark green leaves

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

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He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

adjective

Obvious or noticeable

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There was a marked improvement in my health when i started exercising., eyewitness accounts differe…

adjective

Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.

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It seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon

adjective

Fashionable

adjective

(of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable.

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A natty blue blazer

adjective

(among rastafarians) denoting hair that is uncombed or matted, as in dreadlocks.

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The hippie had natty blond hair, and large, vacant-looking eyes with wrinkles around them.

adjective

Stylish and tidy in every detail

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He's always been a natty dresser.

adjective

Particularly good, skilful, or effective.

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Nifty footwork

adjective

Good, pleasing, or effective

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What a nifty little gadget – you can use it for all kinds of things.

adjective

Quick to notice or perceive things.

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Her observant eye took in every detail

noun

A member of a branch of the franciscan order that followed a strict rule.

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A classic example was the franciscan observant friar bernardino of siena, whose cult of the name of…

adjective

Quick to notice things

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Carrie has a clear, observant eye., observant of cultural traditions

adjective

Easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.

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Unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession

adjective

Easily seen, recognized, or understood

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An obvious solution, for obvious reasons, he needs to find work soon.

adjective

Able to make a way through or into something.

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The problem of penetrating damp

verb

Go into or through (something), especially with force or effort.

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The shrapnel had penetrated his head

adjective

Able to make a way into or through something.

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The gunpowder weapons have extra penetrative power

adjective

Involving movement into or through something or someone

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A penetrative thrust/attack, penetrative sex, a penetrative remark

adjective

Having or showing sensitive insight.

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An extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship

adjective

Able to notice and understand things that many other people do not notice

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Her books are full of perceptive insights.

adjective

Having good insight or understanding; perceptive.

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He is a percipient interpreter of the public mood

noun

(especially in philosophy or with reference to psychic phenomena) a person who is able to perceive things.

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Results indicated that one of the percipients ' reports should be evaluated with special caution.

adjective

Good at noticing and understanding things

adjective

Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

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It offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter

adjective

Having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence.

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Her piercing analysis

noun

A small hole in a part of the body, typically other than the ears, made so as to insert a ring, stud, or other piece of jewellery.

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This is the place to get your tattoo or piercing done

verb

(of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something).

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A splinter had pierced the skin

verb

Cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

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The incident precipitated a political crisis

adjective

Done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.

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I must apologize for my staff—their actions were precipitate

noun

A substance precipitated from a solution.

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Any silver ions present form a white precipitate (silver chloride).

adjective

Dangerously high or steep.

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The track skirted a precipitous drop

adjective

Very steep, or falling a long way very fast

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Precipitous cliffs, new fads could result in a precipitous drop in sales.

adjective

If a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big

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A precipitous decline/drop/fall the company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue.,…

adjective

Very noticeable or marked; conspicuous.

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He had a pronounced squint

verb

Make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in the correct or a particular way.

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Gerry pronounced the hero's name ‘cahoolin’

noun

Question.

noun

Query.

adjective

Happening in a short time or at a great rate.

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The country's rapid economic decline

noun

A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river.

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Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids

adjective

Quick or sudden

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Rapid growth, there’s been rapid change in china., we kept up a rapid pace., males grow more rapidl…

adjective

Very sharp

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These animals have razor-sharp teeth.

adjective

Lively, bold, and full of spirit; cheeky.

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Toni was smart and sassy and liked to pretend she was a hard nut

adjective

Rude but not seriously offensive

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I was a sassy kid who sometimes talked back to my mother.

adjective

Extremely hot or intense.

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The searing heat of the sun

verb

Burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.

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The water got so hot that it seared our lips

adjective

Very hot

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Searing temperatures, gary felt searing pain in his leg.

adjective

Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.

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The new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones

noun

A person who is believed to respond to paranormal influences.

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Thus, the positive results demonstrated by the sensitives do not appear to have resulted from ubiqu…

adjective

Having or showing awareness and understanding, esp. of other people’s feelings and needs

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My experience made me very sensitive to the suffering of others., tom is extremely sensitive about …

adjective

Having or denoting a jagged edge; sawlike.

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A knife with a serrated edge

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

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A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

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A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

verb

Make or become sharp or sharper.

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She sharpened her pencil

verb

Past simple and past participle of sharpen

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My pencil is blunt - i'll have to sharpen it., figurative the company is cutting production costs i…

noun

The action or practice of shooting with a gun.

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The events that led up to the shooting of the man

adjective

Moving or growing quickly.

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Shooting beams of light played over the sea

verb

Kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.

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He was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

adjective

(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed.

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You look very smart

verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

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Her legs were scratched and smarting

noun

Sharp stinging pain.

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The smart of the recent cuts

adjective

Irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish.

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Anything unusual made her snappy and nervous

adjective

Stylish and attractive.

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Snazzy little silk dresses

adjective

Modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention

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Snazzy computer graphics

adjective

Smart in appearance.

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A spiffy new outfit

adjective

Stylish, attractive, or pleasing

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She got a spiffy haircut.

noun

A widespread coniferous tree which has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, and christmas trees.

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The best trees to plant with wildlife in mind are cherry and mulberry for their fruits, pines and s…

adjective

Neat in dress and appearance.

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Angela was a very spruce and tidy person

verb

Make someone or something smarter or tidier.

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The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings

noun

An act or instance of wounding or killing someone with a knife.

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The fatal stabbings of four women

adjective

(of a pain or sensation) sharp and sudden.

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I felt a stabbing pain in my chest

verb

Thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill.

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He stabbed her in the stomach

adjective

Severe or bare in appearance or outline.

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The ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky

adjective

Empty or without decoration

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Stark white walls, the dim halls made a stark contrast with the bright, sun-drenched apartment.

adjective

(of a slope, flight of stairs, or angle) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular.

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She pushed the bike up the steep hill

noun

A steep mountain slope.

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Hair-raising steeps

verb

Soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavour or to soften it.

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The chillies are steeped in olive oil

adjective

Having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting.

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A swarm of stinging insects

verb

Wound or pierce with a sting.

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He was stung by a jellyfish

adjective

Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.

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You don't have to be a designer to create a stylish look in your own small room

adjective

Having a special quality that makes a person or thing seem different and attractive

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Stylish people, stylish clothing

adjective

Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning.

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A sudden bright flash

adverb

Suddenly.

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Sudden there swooped an eagle downward

adjective

Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly

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The cyclist lowered his head and put on a sudden burst of speed.

adjective

Fashionable among wealthy or stylish people.

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A tony restaurant

noun

(in the us) any of a number of awards given annually for outstanding achievement in the theatre in various categories.

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It has collected over 30 international theatre awards including three tonys for the broadway produc…

noun

One of a set of prizes given each year to the best plays and for special achievements in the theater

adjective

Very fashionable or up to date.

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I enjoyed being able to go out and buy trendy clothes

noun

A person who is very fashionable or up to date.

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Taiwan's well-heeled young trendies

noun

Trigonometry.

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With all the inverse trig. functions you must carefully select the answer or answers that are appro…

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance.

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Two trig little boys, each in a gray flannel suit

verb

Make neat and smart in appearance.

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He has rigged her and trigged her with paint and spar

adjective

Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

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A violent confrontation with riot police

adjective

Using or involving force to hurt or attack

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Violent crime, the police are concerned about the possibility of violent behavior at the demonstrat…

verb

Sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon).

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She took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes

noun

A thing that stimulates appetite or desire.

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He swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet

Past simple and past participle of whet