What is the another word of dull?
tedious, dim, slow, simple, boring, stupid, dumb, sluggish, flat, quiet, lifeless, listless, placid, dry, humdrum, repetitive, dreary, tame, dismal, tiresome.
What is another word for pointy?
What is another word for pointy?
| sharp | acute |
|---|---|
| pointed | acuminate |
| edged | cuspidate |
| keen | peaked |
| aciculate | tipped |
What is another word for sharply?
Synonyms & Antonyms of sharply
- dashingly,
- nattily,
- smartly,
- snappily,
- sprucely.
What are antonyms for the word sharp?
antonyms for sharp
- bland.
- flat.
- low.
- moderate.
- nice.
- tasteless.
- undefined.
- unstylish.
What are words for Sharp?
Synonyms of ‘sharp’
- keen, acute, jagged, pointed, serrated, spiky.
- sudden, abrupt, distinct, extreme, marked.
- clear, crisp, distinct, well-defined.
- quick-witted, alert, astute, bright, clever, discerning, knowing, penetrating, perceptive, quick.
- dishonest, artful, crafty, cunning, sly, unscrupulous, wily.
What is a simile for Sharp?
Mentally acute. For example, She’s very witty—she’s sharp as a tack. These similes are also used literally to mean “having a keen cutting edge” and have largely replaced the earlier sharp as a needle or thorn. The first dates from about 1900, the variant from the mid-1800s.
Is sharp as a tack a saying?
Sharp as a tack is an example of an idiom that is a simile, which is a phrase used in a sentence that is a comparison of one thing with something else using the word like or the word as. This idiom involves wordplay with the word sharp–which may mean having a piercing point or may mean being mentally acute.
What are things that are sharp?
Things That Are Sharp
- Knife.
- Blade.
- Razorblade.
- Shears.
- Box Cutter.
- Rotary Cutter.
- Shaver.
- Scythe.
What is a metaphor for strong?
1. He’s a Bull. Bulls symbolize strength. This symbolic meaning of bulls is used to make this metaphor effective. We will call a strong, masculine, alpha-male a bull to refer to the fact they’re a bit like bulls.
What are metaphors give 10 examples?
Kid-Friendly Metaphors
- The classroom was a zoo.
- The alligator’s teeth are white daggers.
- She is a peacock.
- My teacher is a dragon.
- Mary’s eyes were fireflies.
- The computers at school are old dinosaurs.
- He is a night owl.
- Maria is a chicken.