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sharp ends

sharp ends is the plural of sharp end.

Meaning of sharp end

Noun

sharp end (plural sharp ends)

  1. (informal) The bow of a ship.
  2. (figuratively) The most difficult or dangerous aspect of something.
    • to be on/at the sharp end of something
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sharp, end.
    • Brutus did n't^([sic]) worry after he heard that his wife took a few hot coals. He called a servant and ran straight into his sword starting at the sharp end.1905 September, “A School Comment on Shake-Speare's Julius Cæsar”, in The Atlantic

Questions about sharp ends

What is sharp ends the plural of?
Sharp ends is the plural of sharp end.

Words near sharp ends in the dictionary

  1. sharp cookies
  2. Sharp County
  3. sharp elbows
  4. sharp end
  5. sharp end of one's tongue
  6. sharp ends
  7. sharp power
  8. sharp practice
  9. sharp practices
  10. sharp rush
  11. sharp rushes

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