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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sheer1 /ʃɪr/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., n. adj. - so thin as to be transparent:sheer stockings.
- unmixed with anything else:[before a noun]sheer luck; sheer nonsense.
- extending down or up very steeply:a sheer descent.
adv. - completely;
quite:He drove sheer off the road. - vertically;
down or up very steeply:cliffs rising sheer from the sea.
n. [countable] - Textilesa thin, nearly transparent fabric or garment.
sheer•ness, n. [uncountable]sheer2 /ʃɪr/USA pronunciation v. - to move away from a course;
deviate: [no object]The jet fighters sheered to the south.[~ + object]The pilot sheered the jet fighter to the south.
n. [countable] - Nautical, Naval Termsan act of moving away from or changing a direction or course.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sheer1 (shēr),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., n. adj. - transparently thin;
diaphanous, as some fabrics:sheer stockings. - unmixed with anything else:We drilled a hundred feet through sheer rock.
- unqualified;
utter:sheer nonsense. - extending down or up very steeply;
almost completely vertical:a sheer descent of rock. - British Termsbright;
shining.
adv. - clear;
completely;
quite:ran sheer into the thick of battle. - perpendicularly;
vertically;
down or up very steeply.
n. - Textilesa thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Old Norse skǣrr; change of sk- s(c)h- perh. by influence of the related Old English scīr (English dialect, dialectal shire clear, pure, thin); cognate with German schier, Old Norse skīr, Gothic skeirs clear; see shine
- 1175–1225; Middle English scere, shere, schere free, clear, bright, thin; probably
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mere, simple, pure, unadulterated.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged absolute, downright.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abrupt, precipitous.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged totally, entirely.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged opaque.
sheer2 (shēr),USA pronunciation v.i. - to deviate from a course, as a ship;
swerve.
v.t. - to cause to sheer.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]to give sheer to (a hull).
n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa deviation or divergence, as of a ship from its course;
swerve. - Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]the fore-and-aft upward curve of the hull of a vessel at the main deck or bulwarks.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe position in which a ship at anchor is placed to keep it clear of the anchor.
- 1620–30; special use of sheer1; compare sense development of clear
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