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Adjective: sheer (sheerer,sheerest) shir [N. Amer], shiu(r) [Brit]- Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
"got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
- absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down - Not mixed with extraneous elements
"sheer wine"
- plain, unmingled, unmixed - Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
"a sheer descent of rock"
- bluff, bold - So thin as to transmit light
"sheer silk stockings"
- diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous [Brit, non-standard], cobwebby, vapory [US], vapoury [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: sheer shir [N. Amer], shiu(r) [Brit]- Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut - Cause to sheer
"She sheered her car around the obstacle"
Adverb: sheer shir [N. Amer], shiu(r) [Brit]- Straight up or down without a break
- perpendicularly, orthogonally - Directly
"he fell sheer into the water"
Sounds like: shear, Shia Derived forms: sheering, sheers, sheered, sheerest, sheerer See also: complete, pure, steep, thin Type of: channelise [Brit], channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver [US], manoeuver [non-standard], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], point, steer, turn Encyclopedia: Sheer |