Definitions for harps
harps
harp
Spelling: [hahrp]
IPA: /hɑrp/
Harps is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 67 anagrams from letters in harps (ahprs).
Definitions for harps
noun
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a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
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anything that resembles this instrument, especially in having a row of parallel strings or wires, as various mechanical devices or kitchen implements for slicing cheese.
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a vertical metal frame shaped to bend around the bulb in a standing lamp and used to support a lamp shade.
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Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Irish birth or descent.
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Also called harper. any of several English coins issued for use in Ireland during the 16th and 17th centuries, bearing the figure of a harp on the reverse.
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South Midland and Southern U.S. a mouth harp; harmonica.
Verb phrases
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harp on/upon, to dwell on persistently or tediously in speaking or writing:
verb (used without object)
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to play on a harp.
Origin of harps
before 900; Middle English harpe, Old English hearpe; cognate with Dutch harp, German Harfe, Old Norse harpa