/ Dictionary / Index S Sharps: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sharps Pronunciation: (shärps), [key] — n. a single-shot, lever-action breechloader rifle patented in the U.S. in 1848 and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1850s. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sharps (Thesaurus) sharp-nosed Sharpsburg Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language