Other Definitions sheer (enc)
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Sheer| Verb | 1. | sheer - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it" | | | 2. | sheer - cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle" | | | Adj. | 1. | sheer - complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set pf the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" | | | 2. | sheer - not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones" | | | 3. | sheer - very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" | | | 4. | sheer - so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" | | | Adv. | 1. | sheer - straight up or down without a break | | | 2. | sheer - directly; "he fell sheer into the water" | |
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