| acrocarp | (noun) a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule) | Synonyms: acrocarpous moss |
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| angiocarp | (noun) tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk | - |
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| ascocarp | (noun) mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus | - |
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| basidiocarp | (noun) the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells | - |
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| burp | (noun) a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: belch, belching, burping, eructation |
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| (verb) expel gas from the stomach | Synonyms: belch, bubble, eruct |
| cardsharp | (noun) a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | Synonyms: card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy |
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| carp | (noun) any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae | - |
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| (noun) the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised | - |
| (verb) raise trivial objections | Synonyms: cavil, chicane |
| chirp | (noun) a sharp sound made by small birds or insects | - |
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| (verb) make high-pitched sounds | Synonyms: cheep, chirrup, peep |
| (verb) sing in modulation | Synonyms: tweedle |
| cleistocarp | (noun) closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration | Synonyms: cleistothecium |
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| corp | (noun) a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state | Synonyms: corporation |
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| derp | (adjective) appearing silly or stupid especially in a cute manner | - |
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| (noun) someone who is silly or stupid especially when seeming cute | - |
| (adverb) reacting to a stupid but cute action | - |
| dipterocarp | (noun) tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae | - |
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| discerp | (verb) divide into pieces | Synonyms: dismember, take apart |
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| (verb) cut off from a whole | Synonyms: lop, sever |
| endocarp | (noun) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed | Synonyms: pit, stone |
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| epicarp | (noun) outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape | Synonyms: exocarp |
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| escarp | (noun) a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | Synonyms: escarpment, protective embankment, scarp |
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| exocarp | (noun) outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape | Synonyms: epicarp |
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| harp | (noun) a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers | - |
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| (noun) a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade | - |
| (noun) a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole | Synonyms: harmonica, mouth harp, mouth organ |
| (verb) come back to | Synonyms: dwell |
| (verb) play the harp | - |
| mericarp | (noun) a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity | - |
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| mesocarp | (noun) the middle layer of a pericarp | - |
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| monocarp | (noun) a plant that bears fruit once and dies | Synonyms: monocarpic plant, monocarpous plant |
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| pericarp | (noun) the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | Synonyms: seed vessel |
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| pleurocarp | (noun) a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk | Synonyms: pleurocarpous moss |
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| podocarp | (noun) any evergreen in the Southern Hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed | - |
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| pseudocarp | (noun) fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry | Synonyms: accessory fruit |
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| scarp | (noun) a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | Synonyms: escarp, escarpment, protective embankment |
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| (noun) a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion | Synonyms: escarpment |
| schizocarp | (noun) a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed | - |
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| sharp | (adjective) having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing | - |
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| (adjective) (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone | - |
| (adjective) keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point | - |
| (adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined | Synonyms: crisp |
| (adjective) quick and forceful | - |
| (adjective) having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones | Synonyms: shrill |
| (adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | Synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing |
| (adjective) ending in a sharp point | Synonyms: acuate, acute, needlelike |
| (adjective) marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | Synonyms: astute, shrewd |
| (adjective) dangerously steep | Synonyms: abrupt, precipitous |
| (adjective) very sudden and in great amount or degree | - |
| (adjective) harsh | Synonyms: sharp-worded, tart |
| (noun) a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point | - |
| (noun) a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named | - |
| (adverb) changing suddenly in direction and degree | Synonyms: acutely, sharply |
| slurp | (verb) eat noisily | - |
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| sporocarp | (noun) specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia | Synonyms: spore case |
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| syncarp | (noun) fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry, raspberry, pineapple | Synonyms: aggregate fruit, multiple fruit |
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| tarp | (noun) waterproofed canvas | Synonyms: tarpaulin |
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| twerp | (noun) someone who is regarded as contemptible | Synonyms: twirp, twit |
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| twirp | (noun) someone who is regarded as contemptible | Synonyms: twerp, twit |
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| (verb) make a weak, chirping sound | Synonyms: tweet |
| usurp | (verb) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession | Synonyms: arrogate, assume, seize, take over |
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| (verb) take the place of | - |
| vibraharp | (noun) a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound | Synonyms: vibes, vibraphone |
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| warp | (noun) yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof | - |
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| (noun) a moral or mental distortion | Synonyms: warping |
| (noun) a shape distorted by twisting or folding | Synonyms: buckle |
| (noun) a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting | Synonyms: deflection |
| (verb) bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat | Synonyms: buckle, heave |
| (verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | Synonyms: distort, falsify, garble |