These are the meanings of the letters PTRHAS when you unscramble them.
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Paths (pl. )
of Path
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Sharp (superl.)
Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
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Sharp (superl.)
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
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Sharp (superl.)
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
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Sharp (superl.)
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
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Sharp (superl.)
Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.
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Sharp (superl.)
So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat.
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Sharp (superl.)
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
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Sharp (superl.)
Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
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Sharp (superl.)
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
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Sharp (superl.)
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
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Sharp (superl.)
Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
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Sharp (superl.)
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
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Sharp (superl.)
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
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Sharp (superl.)
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
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Sharp (superl.)
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
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Sharp (adv.)
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
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Sharp (adv.)
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
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Sharp (n.)
A sharp tool or weapon.
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Sharp (n.)
The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
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Sharp (n.)
A sharp tone or note.
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Sharp (n.)
A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
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Sharp (n.)
A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
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Sharp (n.)
Same as Middlings, 1.
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Sharp (n.)
An expert.
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Sharp (v. t.)
To sharpen.
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Sharp (v. t.)
To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
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Sharp (v. i.)
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
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Sharp (v. i.)
To sing above the proper pitch.
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Sprat (n.)
A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds.
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Sprat (n.)
A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch.
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Strap (n.)
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
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Strap (n.)
Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.
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Strap (n.)
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
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Strap (n.)
A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
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Strap (n.)
A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
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Strap (n.)
A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
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Strap (n.)
The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
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Strap (n.)
The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
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Strap (n.)
A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.
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Strap (v. t.)
To beat or chastise with a strap.
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Strap (v. t.)
To fasten or bind with a strap.
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Strap (v. t.)
To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
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Traps (n. pl.)
Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use; goods; luggage; things.
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Trash (n.)
That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.
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Trash (n.)
Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like.
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Trash (n.)
A worthless person.
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Trash (n.)
A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
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Trash (v. t.)
To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane.
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Trash (v. t.)
To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
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Trash (v. t.)
To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
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Trash (v. i.)
To follow with violence and trampling.