Words that rhyme with sharp

  • carp
    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]
  • endocarp
    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]
  • escarp
    n 1: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment]
  • harp
    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"
  • scarp
    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]
  • schizocarp
    n 1: a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
  • tarp
    n 1: waterproofed canvas [syn: tarpaulin, tarp]
  • arp
    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]
  • epicarp
    n 1: outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape [syn: epicarp, exocarp]
  • mesocarp
    n 1: the middle layer of a pericarp
  • pericarp
    n 1: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary [syn: pericarp, seed vessel]
  • polycarp
    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]
  • pseudocarp
    n 1: fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry [syn: accessory fruit, pseudocarp]
  • syncarp
    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]
  • harpe
  • unsharp
  • autoharp
  • counterscarp
  • rhizocarp
  • xylocarp

See also sharp definition and sharp synonyms