acutes >> /əˈkjuːt/
Definition: [noun] short for acute accent
Example: The word côte has no acute on the "e" at the end of the word while coté does.
Definition: [adjective] (of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
Example: an acute housing shortage
Definition: [adjective] Having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd.
Example: an acute awareness of changing fashions
Definition: [adjective] (of an angle) less than 90°.
Example: It has a large posterior auricle that has a concave posterior margin meeting the hinge at an acute angle.
Definition: [adjective] (of a sound) high; shrill.