A mid-1990s storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in which Sharon Mitchell confessed on tape that she had sex with her husband's brother Phil, leading to a violent confrontation.

Sharoniname

A surname from Hebrew.

Sharoniannoun

A fan of entertainer Sharon Cuneta.

sharovarshchynanoun

Stereotypical depictions of Ukrainian culture and people.

Sharoyanname

A surname from Armenian.

sharpadj

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

sharp as a tackadj

Very intelligent.

sharp cookienoun

One who is intelligent, bright, or sharp; especially, one who can identify attempts to deceive or mislead.

Sharp Countyname

One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Ash Flat.

sharp elbowsnoun

A willingness to sacrifice others to advance one's own ambitions.

sharp endnoun

The bow of a ship.

sharp end of one's tonguenoun

A scolding delivered by one.

sharp practicenoun

Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal.

sharp snoun

The name of the Latin script letter ẞ/ß.

sharp tonguenoun

The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.

Sharp's syndromenoun

mixed connective tissue disease

sharp-edgedadj

Of an object, having a sharp or fine edge.

sharp-elbowedadj

Possessing narrow, bony, rather pointed elbows.

sharp-eyedadj

Having acute vision; having good eyesight.

sharp-setadj

Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.

sharp-sharpintj

A greeting: hello; hi; goodbye.

sharp-shinned hawknoun

Accipiter striatus, the smallest hawk to reside in USA and Canada, which preys on songbirds.

sharp-sightednessnoun

The state of being sharp-sighted

sharp-tonguedadj

Having an acrid or bitter wit; skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others.

sharp-wittedadj

Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.

sharpbillnoun

A small bird of Central and South America, Oxyruncus cristatus.

sharpchinadj

Used in the names of various fishes having sharp chins.

sharpeadj

Obsolete spelling of sharp.

Sharpe rationoun

A ratio that measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, used to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk.

sharpenverb

To make sharp.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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