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- sharpe's grysbok/ˈʃɑːps ˈɡraɪsbɒk/A small antelope species native to southern Africa, characterized by a reddish-brown coat and straight horns (in males).nounC2
- sharpen/ˈʃɑːp(ə)n/To make or become sharp or sharper, typically referring to an edge or point.verbverb-ambitransitiveB2
- sharper/ˈʃɑːpə/A person, especially a cheater or trickster, who uses dishonest means to take advantage of others.nounC1
- sharpeville/ˈʃɑːp.vɪl/A township in South Africa.nounLow
- sharpie/ˈʃɑːpi/A permanent marker pen with a fine point.nounC1
- sharps/ʃɑːps/The plural form of 'sharp', referring to pointed objects or musical notes raised by a semitone.nounB2
- sharpsburg/ˈʃɑːpsbɜːɡ/A proper noun, primarily the name of a town in Washington County, Maryland, USA, famous as the site of the Battle of Antietam (1862) during the American Civil War.nounVery Low
- sharpshooter/ˈʃɑːpˌʃuːtə/A person who is highly skilled at shooting a firearm with great accuracy, especially at long range.nounB2
- sharptail mola/ˈʃɑːp.teɪl ˈməʊ.lə/A species of large, unusual ocean sunfish, Mola lanceolata, characterized by two elongated lobes on the tail fin.nounLow/Very Low (C1/C2+)
- sharpy/ˈʃɑː.pi/A shrewd, clever, or cunning person, often with a connotation of being slightly dishonest or exploitative.nounLow
- sharra/ˈʃɑː.rə/A very rare, informal or playful term for a sharp, cutting remark or action; occasionally a slang term for a knife.nounExtremely rare (not in standard dictionaries)
- sharrie/ˈʃæri/A colloquial or dialectal variant meaning 'to share' or 'to divide', often used in specific regional contexts.nounVery low (dialectal/obsolete)
- shashi/ˈʃʌʃi/A proper noun, typically used as a given name.nounRare
- shashlik/ˈʃæʃlɪk/A dish of marinated, skewered and grilled cubes of meat, especially lamb, of Caucasian or Central Asian origin.nounlow
- shasta/ˈʃæstə/A proper noun primarily referring to a mountain peak, a county in California, USA, or a brand of carbonated soft drinks.nounC1
- shasta daisy/ˌʃæs.tə ˈdeɪ.zi/A perennial herbaceous flowering plant (Leucanthemum × superbum) with large white petals and a yellow centre, commonly grown in gardens.nounC1
- shastra/ˈʃɑːstrə/A Hindu or Buddhist sacred text or treatise, especially one dealing with a specific branch of knowledge or science.nounC2
- shastracara/ʃæstrəˈkɑːrə/A practitioner of the Shastra, a person who studies or applies ancient Indian scientific or philosophical treatises, particularly in fields like architecture, medicine, arts, or politics.nounLow / Specialized
- shastri/ˈʃɑːstri/A term primarily referring to Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-1966), or a title (shastri) meaning 'scholar' or 'learned person' in Sanskrit and some Indian languages.nounLow frequency (C2+)
- shat/ʃæt/The simple past tense and past participle of 'shit', meaning to defecate or, more broadly, to expel feces.verbLow
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