Sharp+end
11the sharp end — informal the most challenging and risky part of an activity. → end …
12sharp — [[t]ʃɑ͟ː(r)p[/t]] ♦♦ sharps, sharper, sharpest 1) ADJ GRADED A sharp point or edge is very thin and can cut through things very easily. A sharp knife, tool, or other object has a point or edge of this kind. The other end of the twig is sharpened… …
13sharp — sharp1 W2S3 [ʃa:p US ʃa:rp] adj comparative sharper superlative sharpest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(able to cut easily)¦ 2¦(turn)¦ 3¦(increase/change)¦ 4¦(difference)¦ 5¦(pain/feelings)¦ 6¦(disapproving)¦ 7¦(intelligent)¦ …
14sharp — 1 adjective 1 ABLE TO CUT having a very thin edge or point that can cut things easily: Peel the apples using a sharp knife. | The metal was jagged with lots of sharp edges. | razor sharp (=very sharp) opposite blunt 1 (1) 2 SOUNDS loud, short,… …
15sharp — I UK [ʃɑː(r)p] / US [ʃɑrp] adjective Word forms sharp : adjective sharp comparative sharper superlative sharpest *** 1) a sharp object has an edge that can cut or an end that is pointed Cut the melon in half using a sharp knife. The cage should… …
16end — 1 /end/ noun (C) 1 LAST PART the last part of something such as a period of time, activity, book, or film: He s leaving at the end of October. | I found the end of the movie very disappointing. | from beginning to end: Her story was a pack of… …
17end — /ɛnd / (say end) noun 1. an extremity of anything that is longer than it is broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 2. an extreme or farthermost part of anything extended in space. 3. anything that bounds an object at one of its… …
18sharp — 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 …
19end — end1 W1S1 [end] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(last part)¦ 2¦(finished)¦ 3¦(long object)¦ 4¦(tip/point)¦ 5¦(scale)¦ 6¦(connection)¦ 7¦(remaining piece)¦ 8¦(aim)¦ 9¦(part of an activity)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …
20end — noun 1》 the final part of something. ↘the stopping of a state or situation: they called for an end to violence. ↘a person s death or downfall. 2》 the furthest or most extreme part of something. ↘either of two places linked by a… …
