NOUN
  • Definition - A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
  • Definition - An accent or tone higher than others.
  • Definition - An acute accent (´).
  • Example - The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’.
VERB
  • Definition - To give an acute sound to.
  • Example - He acutes his rising inflection too much.
  • Definition - To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
  • Example - He acutes his rising inflection too much.
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Brief, quick, short.
  • Example - It was an acute event.
  • Synonyms - fast rapid
  • Definition - High or shrill.
  • Example - an acute accent or tone
  • Definition - Intense, sensitive, sharp.
  • Example - She had an acute sense of honour.  Eagles have very acute vision.
  • Synonyms - keen powerful strong
  • Definition - Urgent.
  • Example - His need for medical attention was acute.
  • Synonyms - emergent pressing sudden
  • Definition - With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
  • Example - His need for medical attention was acute.
  • Definition - Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.
  • Example - The teacher pointed out the acute angle.
  • Definition - Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
  • Example - an acute triangle
  • Synonyms - acute-angled
  • Definition - Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
  • Example - an acute triangle
  • Definition - Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
  • Example - He dropped dead of an acute illness.
  • Definition - Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
  • Example - The acute symptoms resolved promptly.
  • Definition - After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
  • Example - The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute.
Words in your word
5 Letter Words
acute 7
4 Letter Words
cate 6 cute 6 tace 6
3 Letter Words
ace 5 act 5 cat 5 cue 5 cut 5 ecu 5 tec 5 ate 3 eat 3 eau 3 eta 3 tae 3 tau 3 tea 3 uta 3 ute 3
2 Letter Words
ae 2 at 2 et 2 ta 2 te 2 ut 2
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