acuminate
— Verb
– English
～ make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
acuminate
— Adjective
– English
～ (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
acupressure
— Noun
– English
～ treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
acupuncture
— Noun
– English
～ treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ ending in a sharp point
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ extremely sharp or severe; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ of an angle; less than 90 degrees
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
acute
— Noun
– English
～ a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
acute accent
— Noun
– English
～ a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
acutely
— Adverb
– English
～ having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus"
acutely
— Adverb
– English
～ in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful"
acutely
— Adverb
– English
～ changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"