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sheer
sheerthin; fine; transparent; steep: a sheer nightgown
Not to be confused with:shear – to clip or cut; remove hair or fleece from: shear the sheepsheer 1 S0325100 (shîr)intr. & tr.v. sheered, sheer·ing, sheers To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.n.1. A swerving or deviating course.2. a. The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.b. The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor.
[Probably partly from Low German scheren, to move to and fro (said of boats), and partly from Dutch scheren, to withdraw; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
sheer 2 S0325100 (shîr)adj. sheer·er, sheer·est 1. Thin, fine, and translucent: sheer curtains; sheer chiffon. See Synonyms at airy.2. a. Completely such, without qualification or exception: sheer stupidity; sheer happiness.b. Free from admixture or adulterants; unmixed: sheer alcohol.c. Considered or operating apart from anything else: got the job through sheer persistence.3. Almost perpendicular; steep: sheer rock cliffs. See Synonyms at steep1.adv.1. Almost perpendicularly.2. Completely; altogether.n. One that is sheer, such as a curtain.
[Obsolete shere, thin, clear, partly from Middle English shir, bright, clear (from Old English scīr) and partly from Middle English skir, bright, clean (from Old Norse skærr).]
sheer′ly adv.sheer′ness n.sheer (ʃɪə) adj1. perpendicular; very steep: a sheer cliff. 2. (of textiles) so fine as to be transparent3. (prenominal) absolute; unmitigated: sheer folly. 4. obsolete bright or shiningadv5. steeply or perpendicularly6. completely or absolutelyn (Textiles) any transparent fabric used for making garments[Old English scīr; related to Old Norse skīrr bright, Gothic skeirs clear, Middle High German schīr] ˈsheerly adv ˈsheerness n
sheer (ʃɪə) vb1. to deviate or cause to deviate from a course2. (intr) to avoid an unpleasant person, thing, topic, etcn3. (Nautical Terms) the upward sweep of the deck or bulwarks of a vessel4. (Nautical Terms) nautical the position of a vessel relative to its mooring[C17: perhaps variant of shear]sheer1 (ʃɪər)
adj. -er, -est,
adv., n. adj. 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings. 2. unmixed with anything else; unadulterated: sheer rock; sheer luck. 3. unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense. 4. extending down or up very steeply; almost completely vertical: a sheer descent. 5. Obs. bright; shining. adv. 6. completely; quite: drove sheer off the road. 7. perpendicularly; vertically; down or up very steeply. n. 8. a thin, diaphanous fabric or garment. [1175–1225] sheer′ly, adv. sheer′ness, n. sheer2 (ʃɪər)
v.i. 1. to deviate from a course, as a ship; swerve. v.t. 2. to cause to sheer. n. 3. a deviation or divergence, as of a ship from its course. 4. the fore-and-aft upward curve of the hull of a vessel at the main deck or bulwarks. 5. the position in which a ship at anchor is placed to keep it clear of the anchor. [1620–30; perhaps identical with shear] sheer
Past participle: sheered
Gerund: sheering
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| I sheer | | you sheer | | he/she/it sheers | | we sheer | | you sheer | | they sheer |
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| I sheered | | you sheered | | he/she/it sheered | | we sheered | | you sheered | | they sheered |
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| I am sheering | | you are sheering | | he/she/it is sheering | | we are sheering | | you are sheering | | they are sheering |
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| I have sheered | | you have sheered | | he/she/it has sheered | | we have sheered | | you have sheered | | they have sheered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was sheering | | you were sheering | | he/she/it was sheering | | we were sheering | | you were sheering | | they were sheering |
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| I had sheered | | you had sheered | | he/she/it had sheered | | we had sheered | | you had sheered | | they had sheered |
| Future |
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| I will sheer | | you will sheer | | he/she/it will sheer | | we will sheer | | you will sheer | | they will sheer |
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| I will have sheered | | you will have sheered | | he/she/it will have sheered | | we will have sheered | | you will have sheered | | they will have sheered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be sheering | | you will be sheering | | he/she/it will be sheering | | we will be sheering | | you will be sheering | | they will be sheering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been sheering | | you have been sheering | | he/she/it has been sheering | | we have been sheering | | you have been sheering | | they have been sheering |
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| I will have been sheering | | you will have been sheering | | he/she/it will have been sheering | | we will have been sheering | | you will have been sheering | | they will have been sheering |
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| I had been sheering | | you had been sheering | | he/she/it had been sheering | | we had been sheering | | you had been sheering | | they had been sheering |
| Conditional |
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| I would sheer | | you would sheer | | he/she/it would sheer | | we would sheer | | you would sheer | | they would sheer |
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| I would have sheered | | you would have sheered | | he/she/it would have sheered | | we would have sheered | | you would have sheered | | they would have sheered |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  sheer - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer, curve, cutturn - 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"peel off - leave a formationyaw - 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"channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | | 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"out-and-out, right-down, absolute, downright, rankcomplete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of 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"unmingled, unmixed, plainpure - 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"; "pure oxygen" | | 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"bluff, boldsteep - 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"cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, see-through, vaporous, vapourous, transparent, gossamerthin - 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 breakperpendicularly | | 2. | sheer - directly; "he fell sheer into the water" |
sheeradjective1. total, complete, absolute, utter, rank, pure, downright, unqualified, out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, thoroughgoing, unalloyed, arrant acts of sheer desperation
total moderate2. steep, abrupt, perpendicular, precipitous There was a sheer drop just outside my window.
steep gentle, gradual, horizontal, sloping, slanting3. fine, thin, transparent, see-through, gossamer, diaphanous, gauzy sheer black tights
fine heavy, thick, coarse, opaque, impenetrablesheer 1verbTo turn aside sharply from a straight course:chop, cut, skew, slue, swerve, veer.Nautical: yaw.
sheer 2adjective1. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, transparent, vaporous, vapory.2. Completely such, without qualification or exception:absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.Informal: flat-out, positive.Chiefly British: blooming.3. Free from extraneous elements:absolute, perfect, plain, pure, simple, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed.4. So sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular:abrupt, bold, precipitous, steep.Translationssheer1 (ʃiə) adjective1. absolute. Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance. 絕對的 绝对的2. very steep. a sheer drop to the sea. 陡峭的 陡峭的3. (of cloth) very thin. sheer silk. (布料)極薄的 （纱）纤细透明的 adverb verticaly. The land rises sheer out of the sea. 垂直地 垂直地
sheer2 (ʃiə) : sheer off/away to turn aside or swerve. The speed-boat sheered off course. 避開，迅速轉向 避开，突然转向 sheer
sheer1 any transparent fabric used for making garments
sheer21. the upward sweep of the deck or bulwarks of a vessel 2. Nautical the position of a vessel relative to its mooring sheer[shir] (geology) A steep face of a cliff. (navigation) To swerve off course to avoid collision. (naval architecture) The curvature of a ship's deck from bow to stern, with the lowest point of the deck usually amidships. sheer
Related to sheer: shearSynonyms for sheeradj totalSynonyms- total
- complete
- absolute
- utter
- rank
- pure
- downright
- unqualified
- out-and-out
- unadulterated
- unmitigated
- thoroughgoing
- unalloyed
- arrant
Antonymsadj steepSynonyms- steep
- abrupt
- perpendicular
- precipitous
Antonyms- gentle
- gradual
- horizontal
- sloping
- slanting
adj fineSynonyms- fine
- thin
- transparent
- see-through
- gossamer
- diaphanous
- gauzy
Antonyms- heavy
- thick
- coarse
- opaque
- impenetrable
Synonyms for sheerverb to turn aside sharply from a straight courseSynonyms- chop
- cut
- skew
- slue
- swerve
- veer
- yaw
adj so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin filmSynonyms- aerial
- aery
- airy
- diaphanous
- ethereal
- filmy
- gauzy
- gossamer
- gossamery
- transparent
- vaporous
- vapory
adj completely such, without qualification or exceptionSynonyms- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- complete
- consummate
- crashing
- damned
- dead
- downright
- flat
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- plain
- pure
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- unbounded
- unequivocal
- unlimited
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- unrelieved
- unreserved
- utter
- flat-out
- positive
- blooming
adj free from extraneous elementsSynonyms- absolute
- perfect
- plain
- pure
- simple
- unadulterated
- undiluted
- unmixed
adj so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicularSynonyms- abrupt
- bold
- precipitous
- steep
Synonyms for sheerverb turn sharplySynonyms- slew
- slue
- swerve
- trend
- veer
- curve
- cut
Related Wordsverb cause to sheerRelated Words- channelise
- channelize
- guide
- maneuver
- steer
- manoeuver
- manoeuvre
- point
- head
- direct
adj complete and without restriction or qualificationSynonyms- out-and-out
- right-down
- absolute
- downright
- rank
Related Wordsadj not mixed with extraneous elementsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj very steepSynonymsRelated Wordsadj so thin as to transmit lightSynonyms- cobwebby
- diaphanous
- filmy
- gauze-like
- gauzy
- see-through
- vaporous
- vapourous
- transparent
- gossamer
Related Wordsadv straight up or down without a breakSynonyms |