Words that rhyme with karp

n 1: the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised 2: any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae v 1: raise trivial objections [syn: cavil, carp, chicane]

n 1: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" [syn: stone, pit, endocarp]

n 1: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment]

n 1: a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers 2: a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade 3: a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole [syn: harmonica, mouth organ, harp, mouth harp] v 1: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" [syn: harp, dwell] 2: play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"

n 1: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion [syn: escarpment, scarp] 2: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment]

n 1: a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed

adv 1: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes" [syn: sharply, sharp, acutely] adj 1: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: crisp, sharp] 2: ending in a sharp point [syn: acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike] 3: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp] 4: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" [syn: astute, sharp, shrewd] 5: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" [syn: sharp, sharp-worded, tart] 6: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" [syn: shrill, sharp] 7: extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: abrupt, precipitous, sharp] 8: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" [ant: dull] 9: having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" [ant: dull] 10: (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp" [ant: flat, natural] 11: very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market" 12: quick and forceful; "a sharp blow" n 1: a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named 2: a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

n 1: waterproofed canvas [syn: tarpaulin, tarp]

n 1: Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966) [syn: Arp, Jean Arp, Hans Arp]

n 1: closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration [syn: cleistothecium, cleistocarp]

n 1: outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape [syn: epicarp, exocarp]

n 1: the middle layer of a pericarp

n 1: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary [syn: pericarp, seed vessel]

n 1: Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155) [syn: Polycarp, Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp]

n 1: fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry [syn: accessory fruit, pseudocarp]

n 1: specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia [syn: sporocarp, spore case]

n 1: tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk

n 1: the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells

n 1: fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple [syn: aggregate fruit, multiple fruit, syncarp]