Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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acuity | Yes | No | No | No |
steel trap | Yes | No | No | No |
acuity (noun) | steel trap (noun) |
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a quick and penetrating intelligence | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps) |