(humorous) Better than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.

A device for making things sharp. / (figuratively) That which makes something sharp. / (informal) An alcoholic drink taken at the start of the day, or just before a meal.

(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To make sharp. / (intransitive) To become sharp.

In a sharp manner. / (to describe breathing) Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction. / In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner. / Severely.

A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman. / A proconiine (type of leafhopper).

A device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.

Having a sharp point or edge.

simple past tense and past participle of sharpen

plural of sharpener

present participle of sharpen