sheer
/SH IH1 R/noun
- 1
A sheer curtain or fabric.
“Use sheers to maximize natural light.”
adjective
- 1
Very thin or transparent.
“Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention.”
- 2
Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
- 3
(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
“I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing.”
- 4
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
“The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist.”
- 5
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
“It was a sheer drop of 180 feet.”
adverb
- 1
Clean; quite; at once.
noun
- 1
The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
- 2
An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
verb
- 1
To swerve from a course.
“A horse sheers at a bicycle.”
- 2
To shear.
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