N. sharpness,
acuity,
acumination,
spinosity, point,
spike,
spine,
spicule,
spiculum, needle, hypodermic needle,
tack,
nail, pin,
prick,
prickle,
spur,
rowel,
barb,
spit,
cusp, horn,
antler,
snag, tag thorn,
bristle, adam's needle, bear grass,
tine,
yucca,
nib, tooth,
tusk, spoke,
cog,
ratchet,
crag, crest, arete, cone peak, sugar loaf,
pike,
aiguille,
spire, pyramid,
steeple,
beard, chevaux de frise,
porcupine,
hedgehog,
brier,
bramble,
thistle,
comb,
awn,
beggar's lice,
bur,
burr,
catchweed,
cleavers,
clivers,
goose, grass, hairif, hariff, flax comb,
hackle,
hatchel,
heckle,
wedge, knife edge, cutting edge,
blade, edge tool,
cutlery, knife,
penknife,
whittle,
razor, razor blade, safety razor, straight razor, electric razor,
scalpel,
bistoury,
lancet,
plowshare,
coulter,
colter,
hatchet,
ax,
pickax,
mattock,
pick,
adze, gill,
billhook,
cleaver,
cutter,
scythe,
sickle,
scissors,
shears, pruning shears, cutters, wire cutters, nail clipper, paper cutter, sword,
bodkin, belduque,
bowie knife, paring knife,
bushwhacker,
drawing knife, drawing shave,
microtome,
chisel, screwdriver blade, flint blade,
guillotine, sharpener,
hone,
strop,
grindstone,
whetstone,
novaculite, steel,
emery V. be sharp, taper to a point, bristle with, render sharp,
sharpen, point,
aculeate,
whet,
barb,
spiculate, set,
strop,
grind,
chip, cut
Adj. sharp, keen, acute,
acicular,
aciform,
aculeated,
acuminated, pointed,
tapering, conical,
pyramidal,
mucronate,
mucronated, spindle shaped, needle shaped,
spiked,
spiky,
ensiform,
peaked,
salient,
cusped,
cuspidate,
cuspidated,
cornute,
cornuted, cornicultate,
prickly,
spiny,
spinous,
spicular,
thorny,
bristling,
muricated,
pectinated,
studded,
thistly, briary,
craggy,
snaggy,
digitated,
two-edged,
fusiform,
dentiform,
denticulated, toothed,
odontoid,
starlike,
stellated,
stelliform,
sagittate, sagittiform,
arrowheaded,
arrowy,
barbed,
spurred,
acinaciform,
apiculate,
apiculated,
aristate,
awned,
awny,
bearded, calamiform, cone-shaped,
coniform, crestate,
echinate,
gladiate,
lanceolate,
lanciform,
awl,
awl-shaped, lance-shaped,
awl-shaped, scimitar-shaped,
sword-shaped, setarious, spinuliferous,
subulate,
tetrahedral,
xiphoid, cutting, sharp edged, knife edged, sharp as a razor, keen as a razor, sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack, sharpened, set
N. pungency, piquance,
piquancy, poignancy haut- gout, strong taste,
twang, race,
sharpness,
acrimony, roughness,
unsavoriness,
mustard,
cayenne,
caviare, seasoning,
niter,
saltpeter, brine (saltiness) 392a, carbonate of ammonia,
sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts, hartshorn (acridity) 401a,
dram,
cordial,
nip,
nicotine, tobacco,
snuff,
quid, smoke,
segar,
cigar,
cigarette,
weed, fragrant weed, indian weed,
cavendish,
fid, negro head, old soldier,
rappee, stogy
V. be pungent, bite the tongue, render -pungent, season,
spice, salt,
pepper,
pickle,
brine, devil, smoke,
chew, take snuff
Adj. pungent, strong, high-, full-flavored,
high-tasted, high- seasoned,
gamy, sharp,
stinging, rough,
piquant,
racy,
biting,
mordant,
spicy, seasoned, hot, hot as pepper,
peppery,
vellicating,
escharotic, meracious|,
acrid,
acrimonious, bitter, rough,
unsavory N. creak,
creaking, discord,
&c. 414,
stridor, roughness,
sharpness,
&c. adj,
cacophony, cacoepy, acute note, high note,
soprano,
treble,
tenor,
alto,
falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa
V. creak,
grate,
jar,
burr, pipe,
twang,
jangle,
clank,
clink,
scream,
yelp,
buzz, set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles, pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head, offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear
Adj. creaking,
stridulous, harsh, coarse,
hoarse, horrisonous|, rough,
gruff,
grum,
sepulchral, hollow, sharp, high, acute,
shrill, trumpet-toned,
piercing,
ear-piercing, high-pitched,
high-toned,
cracked,
discordant,
cacophonous Skill Roget’s Thesaurus §698 N. skill,
skillfulness, address,
dexterity,
dexterousness,
adroitness,
expertness,
proficiency,
competence, technical competence, craft,
callidity, facility,
knack,
trick,
sleight,
mastery,
mastership, excellence,
panurgy,
ambidexterity,
ambidextrousness, sleight of hand,
seamanship, airmanship,
marksmanship,
horsemanship, rope-dancing,
accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, art, science,
technicality,
technology, practical knowledge, technical knowledge, knowledge of the world, world wisdom, savoir faire,
tact, mother wit, discretion &c. *(caution) 864,
finesse,
craftiness, management,
self-help,
cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents, faculty,
endowment,
forte, turn, gift, genius, intelligence,
sharpness,
readiness, invention, aptness,
aptitude, turn for, capacity for, genius for,
felicity,
capability, curiosa felicitas,
qualification,
habilitation,
proficient,
masterpiece, coup de maitre, chef d'euvre, tour de force, good stroke
V. be skillful, excel in, be master of, have a turn for, know what's what, know a hawk from a handsaw, know what one is about, know on which side one's bread is buttered, know what's o'clock, have cut one's eye teeth, have cut one's wisdom teeth, see one's way, see where the wind lies, see which way the wind blows, have all one's wits about one, have one's hand in, savoir vivre, scire quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent, look after the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth, live by one's wits, exercise one's discretion, feather the oar, sail near the wind, stoop to conquer, play one's cards well, play one's best card, hit the right nail on the head, put the saddle on the right horse, take advantage of, make the most of, profit by &e, (use) 677, make a hit, make a virtue of necessity, make hay while the sun shines
Adj. skillful,
dexterous,
adroit,
expert, apt,
handy, quick,
deft, ready, gain,
slick,
smart,
proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at,
au fait,
thoroughbred, masterly,
crack, accomplished,
conversant, experienced, practiced, skilled,
hackneyed, up in, well up in, in practice, in proper cue, competent, efficient, qualified, capable, fitted, fit for, up to the mark, trained,
initiated, prepared, primed, finished,
clever,
cute, able, ingenious,
felicitous, gifted, talented, endowed,
inventive,
shrewd, sharp, on the ball,
cunning, alive to, up to snuff, not to be caught with chaff,
discreet, neat-handed, fine-fingered, nimble-fingered,
ambidextrous, sure- footed, cut out for, fitted for, technical, artistic, scientific,
daedalian,
shipshape, workman- like, business-like, statesman-like
Adv. skillfully, well, artistically, with skill, with consummate skill, secundum artem, suo marte, to the best of one's abilities
Phr. ars celare artem, artes honorabit, celui qui veut celui-la peut, c'est une grande habilite que de savoir cacher sonhabilite, expertus metuit, es bildet ein talent sich in der stille sich ein charakter in dem strom der welt, "heart to conceive the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute", if you have lemons, make lemonade
