[{"word":"sharps","phonetic":"/ʃɑɹps/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ʃɑɹps/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp)."},{"definition":"A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A note that is sharp in a particular key.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps."},{"definition":"The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Beethoven's \"Moonlight Sonata\" is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor.)"},{"definition":"(usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal."},{"definition":"A dishonest person; a cheater.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see."},{"definition":"Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An expert.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!"},{"definition":"To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To sharpen.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sharp","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sharps"]}]