sharps in English

noun

1

a musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

2

a long, sharply pointed needle used for general sewing.

3

a swindler or cheat.

Deals of all sorts will be cut before this election ends here in the home of the sharps and sharks who have been cutting all sorts of deals for more than a century.

verb

1

raise the pitch of (a note).

2

cheat or swindle (someone), especially at cards.

the fellow is drunk, let's sharp him

Use "sharps" in a sentence

1. Blood Borne Pathogen Standard; Biosafety Cabinets; Sharps Precautions; Autoclaves

2. The Sharps estimate that they have hiked nearly every inch.

3. Needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries may expose workers to Bloodborne pathogens.

4. Needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries may expose workers to bloodborne pAthogens.

5. If unable to activate the safety needle, discard immediately into an approved sharps collector

6. Having already covered SHARPS and FLATS, it's about time we started looking into Accidentals and KEY SIGNATURES

7. Music Mechanics, the Music Theory Series… In Music Mechanics 7 we’ll cover the grand staff, the brace, 8va, 8vb, 15ma, 15mb, Accidentals, an introduction to half steps, flats, sharps, naturals, double flats, double sharps, the rules for Accidentals, courtesy Accidentals, enharmonic equivalents, and pitch-class

8. The Bowed psaltery has a chromatic scale with natural tones (do, re, me) on one side and the sharps and flats on the other

9. 2 days ago · The Sharps Breechloader was a truly innovative design that came right on the eve of America's western expansion

10. Focusing on complex vocals, rock solid technique, emotive nuances, and power; the Allegrettos deliver a sound that has no flats, avoids sharps, and only produces perfect harmony

11. Bandmaster Chromatic Harmonica Deluxe All Sharps& Flats InBox Four Full Octaves Hidden Treasures is pleased to offer for your consideration this Bandmaster Chromatic Harmonic made in Germany

12. In Blacklegs, Card Sharps, and Confidence Men, Thomas Ruys Smith collects nineteenth-century stories, sketches, and book excerpts by a gallery of authors to create a comprehensive collection of writings about the riverboat gambler

13. If you managed to elude the press-gang, the Bawds posing as helpful old dears in order to ensnare girls into brothels, the alcoholism, gambling, card sharps, pick-pockets, priggers, highwaymen

14. When the process of raising by a fifth (adding a sharp) produces more than five or six sharps, successive such raising generally involves changing to the enharmonic equivalent key using a flat-based signature.

15. 1 day ago · This was still the era of the muzzleloader and the Sharps Breechloader had an enticing military appeal, as soldiers could reload without having to stand and expose themselves to enemy fire

16. Definition of Breechloader : a firearm that loads at the breech The first really satisfactory American Breechloader was developed at Harpers Ferry by Christian Sharps, whose superior gun helped make the word sharpshooter a common American noun

17. In Blacklegs, Card Sharps, and Confidence Men, Thomas Ruys Smith collects nineteenth-century stories, sketches, and book excerpts by a gallery of authors to create a comprehensive collection of writings about the riverboat gambler.Long an iconic figure in American myth and popular culture but, strangely, one that has never until now received a book-length treatment, the …