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Species of snake
The sharp-tailed snake or sharptail snake (Contia tenuis) is a small species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to
Sharp-tailed_snake
Species of snake
The forest sharp-tailed snake is not as widespread as its relative Contia tenuis (the sharp-tailed snake). The forest sharp-tailed snake is found in
Forest_sharp-tailed_snake
Patchnose snake Perrotet's shieldtail snake Pine snake Pipe snake Asian pipe snake Dwarf pipe snake Red-tailed pipe snake Python African rock python Amethystine
List_of_snakes_by_common_name
Species of oak tree
(subspecies of white-breasted nuthatch) Sitta carolinensis aculeata Sharp tailed snake Contia tenuis Western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus Western tanager
Quercus_garryana
breitensteini) Brongersma's short-tailed python (Python brongersmai) Sumatran short-tailed python (Python curtus) Horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) Smooth-scaled
List of least concern reptiles
List_of_least_concern_reptiles
Village in British Columbia, Canada
Columbia is the most Northern, and closest boa range to either pole. Sharp-tailed snake Contia tenuis Endangered newly discovered, limited range only known
Pemberton,_British_Columbia
in their common name. The sharp-tailed snake or sharptail snake (Contia tenuis) is a small, locally common colubrid snake that lives in the western United
List of amphibians and reptiles of Oregon
List_of_amphibians_and_reptiles_of_Oregon
spotted turtle Coluber constrictor foxii — blue racer Contia tenuis — sharp-tailed snake Dermochelys coriacea — leatherback seaturtle Emydoidea blandingii
List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Canada)
List_of_Wildlife_Species_at_Risk_(Canada)
Subfamily: Dipsadinae Sharp-tailed snakes Forest sharp-tailed snake (Contia longicaudae) Common sharp-tailed snake (Contia tenuis) LC Night snakes Species split
List of reptiles of Northern America
List_of_reptiles_of_Northern_America
Species of reptile
short-tailed moccasin short-tail rattler small-tailed cottonmouth snap-jaw stub-tail stub-tail snake stump moccasin stump-tail moccasin stump-tail viper
Agkistrodon_piscivorus
racer) LC – south-central British Columbia Contia tenuis (common sharp-tailed snake) LC – southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia Crotalus horridus
List_of_reptiles_of_Canada
This list of reptiles of California includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of California. [e] Endemic species. [i] Introduced species
List of reptiles of California
List_of_reptiles_of_California
Genus of snakes native to Australasia
from all other elapids. The oft-quoted meaning "sharp-tailed" (based on a confusion with οὐρά, oura, "tail", and Latin anus) is both etymologically and morphologically
Taipan
Genus of snakes
Contia is a small genus of small snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is native to western North America. The generic
Contia_(snake)
Species of reptile
commonly as the blue-tailed shinning-skink, the Christmas Island blue-tailed shinning-skink, and the Christmas Island blue-tailed skink, is a species of
Cryptoblepharus_egeriae
Species of snake
colubrid snake found in both South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is commonly known as the golden tree snake, ornate flying snake, and golden flying snake. Along
Chrysopelea_ornata
Species of snake
The elephant trunk snake or the Javan file snake (Acrochordus javanicus), is a species of snake in the family Acrochordidae, a family which represents
Elephant_trunk_snake
Grouping of marine reptiles
Sea snakes, or coral reef snakes, are elapid snakes that inhabit marine environments for most or all of their lives. They belong to two subfamilies, Hydrophiinae
Sea_snake
Flora and fauna of the US state of Illinois
vulture Turkey vulture Osprey Swallow-tailed kite White-tailed kite Mississippi kite Bald eagle Hen harrier Sharp-shinned hawk Cooper's hawk Northern goshawk
Fauna_of_Illinois
Species of snake
ladder snake may be greeted by sharp bites and also the emptying of the cloacal glands, releasing an offensive odour. It is a more mobile snake than many
Ladder_snake
Species of snake
The Aesculapian snake /ˌɛskjəˈleɪpiən/ (Zamenis longissimus, previously Elaphe longissima) is a species of non-venomous constrictor snake native to Europe
Aesculapian_snake
(Achalinus rufescens) Peters's odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis) Red-tailed pipe snake (Cylindrophis ruffus) Sharp-nosed pit viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus)
List_of_reptiles_of_China
Species of snake
are known to use their sharply pointed tails to prod prey items, leading to the nickname "stinging snake", although their tail is not a stinger and cannot
Mud_snake
Species of snake
Australian tree snake, the common tree snake, and the green tree snake, is a species of slender, large-eyed, diurnal, non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae
Dendrelaphis_punctulatus
US TV wildlife documentary series
racer, Ring-necked snake, Northern short-tailed shrew, Northern slimy salamander, Texas horned lizard, Florida banded water snake, Scarlet kingsnake,
Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven
Ten_Deadliest_Snakes_with_Nigel_Marven
Venom and aggression rankings
[update] there are 3,971 known snake species worldwide, with around 600 venomous species. This is an overview of the snakes that pose a significant health
List_of_dangerous_snakes
novaeguineae New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle Chelidae Chelodina parkeri Parker's Snake-necked Turtle Chelidae Chelodina pritchardi Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle
List of endemic reptiles of Papua New Guinea
List_of_endemic_reptiles_of_Papua_New_Guinea
(Iranian mastigure) Uromastyx hardwickii (Hardwick's spiny-tailed lizard or Indian spiny-tailed lizard) Family Chamaeleonidae (chameleons) - 1 species Chamaeleo
List_of_reptiles_of_Pakistan
Species of bird
been a boon to the wedge-tailed eagle and they hunt these and other invasive species in large volume, although the wedge-tailed eagle otherwise generally
Wedge-tailed_eagle
Native animals of Maine
following: hairy-tailed mole, star-nosed mole, water shrew, smoky shrew, long-tailed shrew, pygmy shrew, cinereus shrew, northern short-tailed shrew, and the
Fauna_of_Maine
Species of snake
yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) is an extremely venomous species of snake from the subfamily Hydrophiinae (the sea snakes) found in tropical
Yellow-bellied_sea_snake
Creek in California
Norway rats, house mice, Virginia Opossums, alligator lizards, sharp-tailed snakes, gopher snakes, pond turtles, western toads, bullfrogs and domestic cats
Arcade_Creek
Conopsis amphisticha Four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata) Socotran racer (Hemerophis socotrae) Short-tailed snake (Lampropeltis extenuata) Ruthvens
List of near threatened reptiles
List_of_near_threatened_reptiles
Genus of snakes
include sharp-nosed viper, snorkel viper, hundred pacer, Chinese moccasin, Chinese copperhead, five-pacer, hundred-pace snake, long-nosed pit viper, sharp-nosed
Deinagkistrodon
Nature reserve in Kennebunk, Maine, US
sharp-tailed sparrows were divided into two separate species: the Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) and the saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Rachel_Carson_National_Wildlife_Refuge
Mythological symbol
Cerberus (a monstrous three-headed dog with a snake for a tail and a serpentine mane); the serpent-tailed Chimaera; the serpent-like chthonic water beast
Serpent_symbolism
Name of two Marvel Comics supervillains
second Bushmaster was given superpowers as he had a long, mechanical snake tail grafted to his torso and bionic arms. Mustafa Shakir portrayed the original
Bushmaster_(Marvel_Comics)
Flora and fauna of the US state of Missouri
Little brown bat Big brown bat Mexican free-tailed bat Silver-haired bat Least shrew American short-tailed shrew Southern bog lemming Meadow vole Woodland
Wildlife_of_Missouri
Species of snake
Peninsula. Common names: short-tailed pit viper, short-tailed mamushi. Adults are relatively stout with a broad head and a short tail. (The subspecific name,
Gloydius_brevicauda
Species of snake
aulicus, commonly known as the Indian wolf snake and the common wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family
Lycodon_aulicus
Genus of lizards
patternless delma, olive legless lizard, olive snake-lizard Delma labialis Shea, 1987 – striped-tailed delma, single-striped delma Delma mitella Shea
Delma
Devotion to serpent deities
Cerberus (a monstrous three-headed dog with a snake for a tail and a serpentine mane), the serpent-tailed Chimaera, the serpent-like water beast Hydra
Snake_worship
Legendary king of Denmark
mark in his left eye, described as the image of the ouroboros (a snake biting its own tail). According to Ragnar Lothbrok's saga, while Sigurd was just a
Sigurd_Snake-in-the-Eye
Species of fish
Myrichthys colubrinus, most commonly known as the banded snake eel, but is also referred to as the ringed snake eel or harlequin eel, is of the order of Anguiliformes
Myrichthys_colubrinus
melodus) Plains sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
List of species described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
List_of_species_described_by_the_Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
Extremely venomous snake native to Australia
known as the western taipan, small-scaled snake, or fierce snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. It is endemic to semiarid
Inland_taipan
Species of snake
ground snake, brown snake, ground snake, little brown snake, little striped snake, small brown viper, small-eyed brown snake, southern ground snake, striated
Virginia_striatula
Subspecies of snake
The eastern worm snake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus) is a subspecies of the worm snake, Carphophis amoenus, a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to the Eastern
Eastern_worm_snake
Species of mammal
southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) is a gray, short-tailed shrew that inhabits the eastern United States. The southern short-tailed shrew is
Southern_short-tailed_shrew
Species Common name Photo Trogonophis wiegmanni wiegmanni Sharp-tailed worm lizard Trogonophis wiegmanni elegans[e] Sharp-tailed worm lizard
List_of_reptiles_of_Morocco
Group of venomous snakes
Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). Rattlesnakes are predators that
Rattlesnake
Scylla (Greek) – Human-snake hybrid with a snake's tail, twelve legs, and six long-necked snake heads Sea-bee (Heraldic) – Fish-tailed bee Sea-lion Sea monk
List of legendary creatures (S)
List_of_legendary_creatures_(S)
Genus of snakes
Chrysopelea is a genus of snakes, commonly known as flying snakes or gliding snakes, that belong to the family Colubridae. Chrysopelea species are found
Chrysopelea
Species of rodent
which is its tail. Its weight is 1.3 lb (590 g). The bushy-tailed woodrat is the largest and most cold-tolerant species of woodrat. Bushy-tailed woodrats
Bushy-tailed_woodrat
2002 film by Shinya Tsukamoto
A Snake of June (Japanese: 六月の蛇, Hepburn: Rokugatsu no hebi) is a 2002 Japanese erotic thriller film written and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. His seventh
A_Snake_of_June
Species of bird
referred to as "eagles", including booted eagles and snake and serpent eagles. The white-tailed eagle itself forms a species pair with the bald eagle
White-tailed_eagle
spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura praeocularis) Bourret's blind skink (Dibamus bourreti) Smith's blind skink (Dibamus smithi) Iranian fat tailed gecko (Eublepharis
List of data deficient reptiles
List_of_data_deficient_reptiles
Species of snake
schlegelii, commonly known as Schlegel's beaked blind snake or Schlegel's giant blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic
Afrotyphlops_schlegelii
Species of bird
bird" or "snake bird". The origin of the name is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water, so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike
Anhinga
Species of bird
The sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) or northern sharp-shinned hawk, colloquially often nicknamed sharpie, is a small hawk, with males being the
Sharp-shinned_hawk
Species of snake
cotton-mouthed snake, gaper, gapper, lake moccasin, mangrove rattler, moccasin viper, North American water viper, pond moccasin, river pit viper, short-tailed moccasin
Florida_cottonmouth
Species in the Ontario, Canada city
species from the genus Empidonax Fork-tailed flycatcher Great crested flycatcher Olive-sided flycatcher Scissor-tailed flycatcher Sulphur-bellied flycatcher
Fauna_of_Toronto
woman and the body of a snake. Tam Đầu Cửu Vĩ or Ông Lốt - is a divine beast with three human heads and a nine-tailed snake body, the mount of the god
List of hybrid creatures in folklore
List_of_hybrid_creatures_in_folklore
Several species of reptiles
Spiny-tailed monitor – V. acanthurus (also ridge-tailed monitor) Mangrove monitor – V. semiremex Black-headed monitor – V. tristis Short-tailed monitor
Goanna
Species of bird
hawks with the other studied raptor species, American kestrels, red-tailed and zone-tailed hawks (Buteo albonotatus), there was minimal overlap in which prey
Cooper's_hawk
Class of animals
Crocodilia (crocodiles, alligators and gharials), Squamata (lizards and snakes) and Rhynchocephalia (tuatara), with about 12,000 extant species listed
Reptile
Native animals of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Other breeding seabirds include wedge-tailed shearwaters, masked boobies, brown boobies, red-tailed and white-tailed tropicbirds, and sooty terns. It is
Fauna of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Fauna_of_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands
Species of snake
lizards, turtles, and other snakes. Its large, very sharp posterior teeth are used to slash open large reptile eggs. The snake will either squeeze an egg
Cemophora_coccinea
Type of blunt implement used for striking
of the whip. Snake whips (or snakewhips) are a type of single-tailed whip. The name snake whip is derived from the fact that this type of whip has no handle
Whip
Species of ray-finned fish
and cylindrical, with a very short tail and longitudinal fins almost exclusively on the tail. It has two rows of sharp conical teeth, which allow it to
Scuticaria_tigrina
Species of lizard
The flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus), also known as the frilled house gecko or Asian house gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae native to
Flat-tailed_house_gecko
Native animals of the United States Virgin Islands
free-tailed bat, velvety free-tailed bat and the Jamaican fruit bat. Some of the nonnative land mammals roaming the islands are the white-tailed deer
Fauna of the United States Virgin Islands
Fauna_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands
Species of snake
opisthoglyphous vine snake in the family Colubridae, found in Southern and Southeast Asia. Its common names include the Asian vine snake, Boie's whip snake, Gunther's
Ahaetulla_prasina
Bird of prey
ISBN 9780813533506. "Red-tailed Hawk Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology". www.allaboutbirds.org. Retrieved 2023-03-30. "Where Do Red-tailed Hawks Live
Hawk
Species of snake
found on any other species of snake in the United States. Nerodia rhombifer grows to an average total length (including tail) of 76–122 cm (30–48 inches)
Nerodia_rhombifer
Family of birds of prey
buzzards (4 species) Elanoides – swallow-tailed kite Hamirostra – black-breasted buzzard Lophoictinia – square-tailed kite Henicopernis – honey buzzards (2
Accipitridae
Male sex organ in squamate reptiles
: hemipenes) is one of a pair of intromittent organs of male squamates (snakes and lizards). Hemipenes are usually held inverted within the body, and are
Hemipenis
Psammodromus occidentalis (Spain) Subfamily: Lacertinae Tribe: Eremiadini Red-tailed spiny-footed lizard, Acanthodactylus erythrurus LC (Africa and Southern
List_of_reptiles_of_Europe
Species of snake
the tail was sharp. As the mammalian and avian game populations are gradually depleted in the Congo Basin, the proportion of large-bodied snakes offered
Central_African_rock_python
woodrats, voles Deer mouse Bushy-tailed woodrat Red-backed vole Heather vole Meadow vole Townsend's vole Long-tailed vole Creeping vole Water vole Muskrat
List of wildlife of the Skagit River Basin
List_of_wildlife_of_the_Skagit_River_Basin
Large black cockatoo native to Australia
widespread, the two southern subspecies, the forest red-tailed black cockatoo and the south-eastern red-tailed black cockatoo are under threat. The species is
Red-tailed_black_cockatoo
Species of snake
Australia. The bandy-bandy is a smooth-scaled, glossy snake with a distinctive pattern of sharply contrasting black and white rings that continue right
Bandy-bandy
one head of a lion, one of a snake, and another of a goat, lion claws in front and goat legs behind, and a long snake tail. Crocotta or Cynolycus: a creature
List of Greek mythological creatures
List_of_Greek_mythological_creatures
2008 American television film
killed: Grozny is stabbed by the anaconda's very sharp tail and Dragosh gets his head bitten off by the snake. The attack also destroys one of the team's vehicles
Anaconda_3:_Offspring
Genus of snakes
large at over 200 cm (6.6 ft) in total length (tail included). Most are characterized by having a sharp canthus rostralis and an unelevated snout. The
Bothrops
Species of fish
with the tail making up the majority of the body length (65 to 69%). The very end of the tail is stretchable and the pectoral fin is sharp. The dorsal
Many-vertebrae_snake_eel
Long-tailed jaeger Long-tailed koel Long-tailed manakin Long-tailed meadowlark Long-tailed minivet Long-tailed mockingbird Long-tailed myna Long-tailed nightjar
List_of_birds_by_common_name
South Dakota Snakes: A Field Guide to Snake Identification, by Steve Thompson and Doug Blacklund, a publication of the South Dakota Department of Game
List of snakes of South Dakota
List_of_snakes_of_South_Dakota
Mythical fox-serpent of Mapuche myth
and snake-like body (or a cat-like head with a slender fox-like body and serpent-like tail), which snatches wading people with its (clawed) long tail, and
Nguruvilu
Species of mammal from Madagascar
ring-tailed lemur uses numerous vocalizations, including calling for group cohesion and predator alarm calls. Experiments have shown that the ring-tailed lemur
Ring-tailed_lemur
Anatomical term for an outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn
The nail-tail wallaby (genus Onychogalea), as indicated by its common name, possesses a spur on the end of its tail. The male ring-tailed lemur (Lemur
Spur_(zoology)
Chinese folktale about a snake husband
The King of the Snakes is a Chinese folktale published by John Macgowan in 1910. In it, a father finds a flower from a snake spirit's garden and is forced
The_King_of_the_Snakes
Species of snake
currently recognized. Bitis peringueyi is a small snake with an average total length (including tail) of 20–25 cm (8–10 in), its maximum recorded total
Bitis_peringueyi
imperial eagle Tawny eagle Galapagos hawk Socotra buzzard Scissor-tailed kite Beaudouin's snake eagle Greater spotted eagle Cape vulture Steller's sea eagle
List_of_vulnerable_birds
Family of snakes
are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and
Pythonidae
snakes) and three families (Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, Typhlopidae) are within the infraorder Scolecophidia (blind snakes). The largest snake ever
List_of_snakes_of_Colombia
Buteo albigula Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni Zone-tailed hawk, Buteo albonotatus Rufous-tailed hawk, Buteo ventralis
List_of_birds_of_Argentina
long-headed lizard Genus Calotes Genus Ceratophora Genus Chelosania - ring-tailed dragon Genus Chlamydosaurus - frilled-neck lizard Genus Complicitus - blackthroated
List_of_reptile_genera
Species of eel
The serpent eel or sand snake-eel (Ophisurus serpens) is an eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, western Mediterranean Sea, western Indian Ocean,
Serpent_eel
Cuban short-tailed racerlet, Arrhyton vittatum Cuban lesser racer, Caraiba andreae Cuban racer, Cubophis cantherigerus Cuban water snake, Tretanorhinus
List of amphibians and reptiles of Cuba
List_of_amphibians_and_reptiles_of_Cuba
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English scharp ‘keen’, ‘active’, ‘quick’.Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a byname from a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.Americanized form of any of several European names with similar meaning, for example German Scharf.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Sherry, SHARI means "darling."
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
Occupational Name; Tailor
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Chark, a metonymic occupational name for a porter or carrier, from Old French charche ‘load’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : metonymic occupational name for a harpist (see Harper), or occasionally a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a harp.English : habitational name from a minor place such as Harp House in Eastwood, Essex, or South Harp in South Petherton, Somerset, denoting a place where salt was produced, from Old English hearpe ‘harp’, an implement used in the processing of salt. Compare Harpham.German : metonymic occupational name for a harpist, from Middle High German harpfe ‘harp’.German : variant of Harpe.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Tailor; Cutter of Cloth
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English
Occupational Name; Tailor; Cutter of Cloth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, perhaps from a minor place in Herefordshire called Ailey, or alternatively from a place called Hailey (see Haley).
Female
English
Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Bailey, BAILEE means "bailiff."Â
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Kayley, KAILEE means "slender."
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, BAILEY means "bailiff."Â
Boy/Male
English American
Tailor. Surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Kayley, KAILEY means "slender."
Boy/Male
British, English
Tailor
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Hayley, HAILEE means "hay field."
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Tailor
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Taylor, TAYLER means "cutter of cloth, tailor."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Hayley, HAILEY means "hay field."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Sharp.
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Wealthy
Boy/Male
Tamil
The sacred syllable
Girl/Female
Tamil
The divine night (Wife of Indra)
Boy/Male
Polish
Earth-lover.
Male
Welsh
Welsh name of uncertain etymology, possibly from haf, HEFEYDD means "summer." In Celtic mythology, this is the name of the father of Rhiannon.Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sharmistha | à®·à®°à¯à®®à¯€à®¸à¯à®¤à®¾
Beauty and intelligent (Wife of yayat)
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lasivinraj | லாஸீவீநà¯à®°à®¾à®œ
Girl/Female
Muslim
Greenery, Greenness, Vagrancy
Girl/Female
Hindu
Wife of Indra
Boy/Male
English
Manly; brave. Modern.
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
SHARP TAILED-SNAKE
superl.
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
a.
Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips.
superl.
So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat.
adv.
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
superl.
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
n.
The sharp-tailed grouse.
n.
A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
superl.
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
n.
A sharp tool or weapon.
superl.
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
n.
To play on the harp.
superl.
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
superl.
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
n.
A sharp tone or note.
superl.
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
v. t. & i.
Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
superl.
Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.
superl.
Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
superl.
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
superl.
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.