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adjective • keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point • having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing • (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named • a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point adverb • changing suddenly in direction and degree adjective satellite • (of something seen or heard) clearly defined • ending in a sharp point • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence • harsh • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones • dangerously steep • very sudden and in great amount or degree • quick and forceful | ||||||||
| 32% | 6 | Small pointed instrument used for piercing holes | ||||||
noun • a dagger with a slender blade • formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head • a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric • a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops | ||||||||
| 30% | 5 | Piercing sound made by a small stringed instrument | ||||||
noun • a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string) • exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) verb • cause to sound with a twang • sound with a twang • twitch or throb with pain • pluck (strings of an instrument) • pronounce with a nasal twang | ||||||||
Small Instrument For Piercing Crossword Clue
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SHARP which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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SHARP
Updated: January 4, 2024
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