--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 33 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/33/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 33 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/32/) **33** [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/34/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) **shameless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shameless describes someone who behaves badly and does not feel embarrassed about it.[↗](../../shameless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shameless can describe a bad act done openly, with no attempt to hide it.[↗](../../shameless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Shameless coward!» cried the wolf.[↗](../../shameless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shameless fox ate the whole pie and grinned at us.[↗](../../shameless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She told one lie after another, quite shamelessly.[↗](../../shameless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O shameless nation; (Prophets ZEP.2.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shameless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **shamelessly** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* In a way that shows no shame or embarrassment.[↗](../../shamelessly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **shampoo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A liquid soap for washing hair.[↗](../../shampoo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A liquid for washing carpets, cars or pets.[↗](../../shampoo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To wash hair or a carpet with shampoo.[↗](../../shampoo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I wash my hair with shampoo twice a week.[↗](../../shampoo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the shampoo out of your eyes.[↗](../../shampoo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Baby shampoo does not sting.[↗](../../shampoo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We shampooed the dog in the garden.[↗](../../shampoo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rinse out all the shampoo.[↗](../../shampoo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cleaners shampooed the carpet.[↗](../../shampoo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This shampoo smells of apples.[↗](../../shampoo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shamrock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shamrock is a small green plant with three round leaves on each stem, like clover.[↗](../../shamrock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The shamrock is a symbol of Ireland, worn on Saint Patrick's Day.[↗](../../shamrock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On Saint Patrick's Day, Granny pinned a shamrock to my coat.[↗](../../shamrock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A shamrock has three leaves.[↗](../../shamrock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (church) Saint Patrick used the shamrock to teach about the Trinity.[↗](../../shamrock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Irish rugby team has a shamrock on its shirts.[↗](../../shamrock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew shamrocks on cards for our pen pals in Ireland.[↗](../../shamrock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Four-leaf clovers are rare; a shamrock has only three leaves.[↗](../../shamrock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He plucked the shamrocks and put them in his pocket.[↗](../../shamrock/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A piece of the word «shan't», which means «shall not», as in «I shan't go».[↗](../../shan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is not a word by itself in English.[↗](../../shan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) The Shan are a people of Myanmar (Burma) and nearby lands, with their own language; Shan State is in Myanmar.[↗](../../shan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «I shan't!» shouted the cross little boy.[↗](../../shan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «I shan't be able to reach the key,» said Alice.[↗](../../shan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We shan't be long — wait here.[↗](../../shan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shan't is short for shall not.[↗](../../shan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Shan people live in the hills of Myanmar.[↗](../../shan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And they put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.[↗](../../shan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.31.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.[↗](../../shan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.31.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shang** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Mandarin, pinyin) «Shàng» means «up», «on» or «above», and also «to go up» or «to go to», as in «shàng xué» (go to school); to an English ear it sounds like «shahng», and it is not an English word.[↗](../../shang/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Mandarin) «Shàng» can mean «last» or «previous», as in «shàng ge yuè» (last month), and «Shànghǎi» is the city name meaning «on the sea».[↗](../../shang/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (history) The Shang was an early dynasty (ruling family) of ancient China, famous for bronze work and writing on oracle bones.[↗](../../shang/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) Shang is also a Chinese surname and given name.[↗](../../shang/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Shang dynasty ruled part of ancient China.[↗](../../shang/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Shang kings asked questions by writing on oracle bones.[↗](../../shang/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Mandarin, «shàng» means up.[↗](../../shang/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Wǒ shàng xué» means «I go to school».[↗](../../shang/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The city name Shanghai means «on the sea».[↗](../../shang/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our museum has a bronze pot from the Shang period.[↗](../../shang/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shanghai** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shanghai is a huge city on the east coast of China, one of the biggest cities in the world, with a famous river front and tall towers.[↗](../../shanghai/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old, informal) To shanghai someone is to trick or force them into doing something they did not want to do; long ago it meant kidnapping sailors to work on ships.[↗](../../shanghai/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Shanghai is one of the biggest cities on Earth.[↗](../../shanghai/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin flew to Shanghai for work.[↗](../../shanghai/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shanghai has one of the busiest ports in the world.[↗](../../shanghai/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Shanghai Tower is very tall.[↗](../../shanghai/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, a sailor was shanghaied onto a ship.[↗](../../shanghai/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I was shanghaied into helping with the washing-up\![↗](../../shanghai/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lots of people in Shanghai speak Shanghainese as well as Mandarin.[↗](../../shanghai/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shank** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The shank is the lower part of a leg, between the knee and the ankle.[↗](../../shank/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shank is a cut of meat from that part of an animal's leg, such as a lamb shank.[↗](../../shank/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old use, in fairy tales) A «Bony-shanks» is a thin, bony-legged creature, a sort of witch or giant.[↗](../../shank/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight hurt his shank when he fell from the horse.[↗](../../shank/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum cooked a lamb shank with carrots for supper.[↗](../../shank/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old woman was called Bony-shanks because her legs were so thin.[↗](../../shank/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **shanty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small, roughly built hut or shack made from scrap materials.[↗](../../shanty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sea shanty: a song sailors sang together while working, to keep time when pulling ropes.[↗](../../shanty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Shanty town»: an area of very poor homes made of scrap, at the edge of a city.[↗](../../shanty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sailors sang a shanty as they hauled the ropes.[↗](../../shanty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We sang «Drunken Sailor» in music class.[↗](../../shanty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The family lived in a shanty made of tin sheets.[↗](../../shanty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shanty towns grow at the edges of many big cities.[↗](../../shanty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old fisherman knew every sea shanty.[↗](../../shanty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shanty had no running water.[↗](../../shanty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shape** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shape is the outline or form of something, like a circle, square or triangle.[↗](../../shape/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shape is also a flat or solid figure in maths.[↗](../../shape/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To shape something is to make it into a certain form, like shaping clay.[↗](../../shape/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «In good shape» means fit and healthy or in good condition.[↗](../../shape/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This shape has 4 equal sides.[↗](../../shape/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many shapes are triangles?[↗](../../shape/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the perimeter of the shape?[↗](../../shape/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a shape with 5 sides.[↗](../../shape/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She shaped the clay into a bowl.[↗](../../shape/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Clouds come in all shapes and sizes.[↗](../../shape/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad runs every morning to stay in shape.[↗](../../shape/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The new playground is taking shape.[↗](../../shape/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · BRIAH, Beriah, giving shape, Genesis i. i. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../shape/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **shaped** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shaped means having a certain form, like a heart-shaped cookie.[↗](../../shaped/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shaped is the past form of shape: she shaped the dough into balls.[↗](../../shaped/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A field is shaped like a square with sides of 30 m.[↗](../../shaped/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She cut 12 star-shaped cookies.[↗](../../shaped/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A garden shaped like a rectangle is 8 by 5 meters.[↗](../../shaped/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much fence is needed for a triangle-shaped pen?[↗](../../shaped/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He shaped the sand into a castle.[↗](../../shaped/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pool is kidney-shaped.[↗](../../shaped/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake was shaped like a dinosaur.[↗](../../shaped/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus Iktomi lives alone in a cone-shaped wigwam upon the plain.[↗](../../shaped/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes all shaped alike, which are come up from the washing; whereof all are paired, and none faileth among them.[↗](../../shaped/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.4.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shaped/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **shapeless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having no clear or definite shape.[↗](../../shapeless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (clothes) Loose and baggy, not fitting the body.[↗](../../shapeless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Not well organised: a shapeless story.[↗](../../shapeless/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The clay was a shapeless lump until she made a pot.[↗](../../shapeless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He wore a big, shapeless jumper.[↗](../../shapeless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A shapeless figure moved in the mist.[↗](../../shapeless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water is shapeless; it takes the shape of the glass.[↗](../../shapeless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The essay was long and shapeless.[↗](../../shapeless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The melted snowman became a shapeless heap.[↗](../../shapeless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shapely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shapely means having a pleasing, well-balanced shape or form.[↗](../../shapely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shapely little boat bobbed on the lake.[↗](../../shapely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We admired the shapely trees in the park.[↗](../../shapely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle had shapely towers and tall windows.[↗](../../shapely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **shapen** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Formed or made into a particular shape.[↗](../../shapen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **shard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sharp, broken piece of glass, pottery, metal or ice.[↗](../../shard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (archaeology) A broken piece of old pottery found in the ground, also called a potsherd.[↗](../../shard/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (figurative) A small sharp bit of something, like «a shard of light» or «a shard of memory».[↗](../../shard/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A shard of glass lay on the kitchen floor after the cup broke.[↗](../../shard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't touch the shards — let me sweep them up.[↗](../../shard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The archaeologists found Roman pottery shards in the field.[↗](../../shard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A shard of ice fell from the gutter.[↗](../../shard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A shard of sunlight came through the gap in the curtains.[↗](../../shard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · From the top of the Shard you can see all of London.[↗](../../shard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wrap the broken shards in newspaper before you throw them away.[↗](../../shard/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **share** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To share is to give parts of something to others so each person has some: share the pizza.[↗](../../share/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To share is to use something together: share a room, share a toy.[↗](../../share/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To share is to tell others: share your ideas.[↗](../../share/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A share is one part that someone gets: my share of the cake.[↗](../../share/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Shares are parts of a company that people can own.[↗](../../share/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* To share an experience or fate means to go through the same thing as others.[↗](../../share/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Max has 8 cards and shares them equally among 4 friends.[↗](../../share/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") How many cards does each friend get?[↗](../../share/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sam and Mia share 10 grapes equally.[↗](../../share/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 15 pencils are shared among 5 children.[↗](../../share/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Please share the crayons with your table.[↗](../../share/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister and I share a bedroom.[↗](../../share/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Who would like to share their story?[↗](../../share/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't share your password with anyone.[↗](../../share/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I ate my share of the cake.[↗](../../share/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Uraschimataro himself very nearly shared the same fate.[↗](../../share/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job.[↗](../../share/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../share/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · 15) As the Arabic numeral system of notation apparently originated from the Selirot philosophy of the Sefer Yetzirah, it is proper to share the view of those who claim the Hebrews as its inventors (E. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../share/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as is the share of him that goeth down to the battle, so shall be the share of him that tarrieth by the baggage; they shall share alike.'[↗](../../share/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.30.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../share/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **shareholder** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (money) A person or organisation that owns shares (small parts) in a company, and so owns a small part of it.[↗](../../shareholder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Someone who may get a share of the company's profits, called dividends.[↗](../../shareholder/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma is a shareholder in a big supermarket company.[↗](../../shareholder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shareholders voted for a new boss.[↗](../../shareholder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each shareholder got a dividend from the profits.[↗](../../shareholder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The biggest shareholder owns half the company.[↗](../../shareholder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If 5 shareholders share £500 equally, each gets £100.[↗](../../shareholder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shareholders can lose money if the company does badly.[↗](../../shareholder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **sharer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sharer is a person who shares something with others.[↗](../../sharer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sharer is someone who shares a flat or house (UK: house sharer).[↗](../../sharer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mia is a good sharer with her crayons.[↗](../../sharer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 12 sweets shared between 3 sharers gives 4 each.[↗](../../sharer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The flat has 4 sharers.[↗](../../sharer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Be a good sharer at playtime.[↗](../../sharer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Each sharer got the same number of stickers.[↗](../../sharer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **shark** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shark is a large fish with a long body, fins, rows of sharp teeth and a skeleton made of cartilage instead of bone.[↗](../../shark/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Informally, a shark is a person who cheats others out of money, like a loan shark.[↗](../../shark/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shark swam close to the boat.[↗](../../shark/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharks have many rows of teeth.[↗](../../shark/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The whale shark is the biggest fish in the sea.[↗](../../shark/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Swim between the flags at the beach.[↗](../../shark/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A hammerhead shark has a head shaped like a hammer.[↗](../../shark/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharks breathe through gills.[↗](../../shark/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw sharks at the aquarium.[↗](../../shark/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Most sharks are not dangerous to people.[↗](../../shark/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **sharp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Sharp means having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce: a sharp knife.[↗](../../sharp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sharp pain is sudden and strong.[↗](../../sharp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A sharp turn or bend changes direction quickly.[↗](../../sharp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Sharp means clever and quick to notice.[↗](../../sharp/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Sharp words are unkind or angry.[↗](../../sharp/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* «At three o'clock sharp» means exactly at three.[↗](../../sharp/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* In music, a sharp is a note a half-step higher (♯).[↗](../../sharp/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* Sharp can also mean brief and intense, over in a short, forceful burst.[↗](../../sharp/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Be careful — the knife is very sharp.[↗](../../sharp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt a sharp pain in my foot.[↗](../../sharp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The road has a sharp bend.[↗](../../sharp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharpen your pencil before the test.[↗](../../sharp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Be at the gate at nine o'clock sharp.[↗](../../sharp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She has sharp eyes and spotted the owl.[↗](../../sharp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wrap broken glass so its sharp edges can't cut.[↗](../../sharp/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Play C sharp on the piano.[↗](../../sharp/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The fight was short and sharp.[↗](../../sharp/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.[↗](../../sharp/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.120.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sharp/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.[↗](../../sharp/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.52.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sharp/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.[↗](../../sharp/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.5.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sharp/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **sharpen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To sharpen something is to make its edge or point sharper, like sharpening a pencil or a knife.[↗](../../sharpen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To sharpen a skill is to make it better by practice.[↗](../../sharpen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* When a picture, sound or feeling sharpens, it becomes clearer or stronger.[↗](../../sharpen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please sharpen your pencil before the test.[↗](../../sharpen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad sharpens the kitchen knives on a stone.[↗](../../sharpen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Practising every day will sharpen your spelling.[↗](../../sharpen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The eagle's eyes are sharp; it doesn't need to sharpen them\![↗](../../sharpen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The picture sharpened when I turned the lens.[↗](../../sharpen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I need to sharpen my coloured pencils.[↗](../../sharpen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Quiz games help sharpen your memory.[↗](../../sharpen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The beaver sharpened the end of the stick with its teeth.[↗](../../sharpen/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then he sat down and began sharpening his knife again.[↗](../../sharpen/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.[↗](../../sharpen/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.13.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sharpen/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/32/) **33** [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/34/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/32/) - next →: [page 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/34/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)