sheer
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sheer Definition
(r)
straight
up
or
down
without
a
break
(r)
directly
; "
he
fell
sheer
into
the
water
"
(s)
not
mixed
with
extraneous
elements
; "
plain
water
"; "
sheer
wine
"; "
not
an
unmixed
blessing
"
(s)
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
"
(s)
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
"
(v)
turn
sharply
;
change
direction
abruptly
; "
The
car
cut
to
the
left
at
the
intersection
"; "
The
motorbike
veered
to
the
right
"
(v)
cause
to
sheer
; "
She
sheered
her
car
around
the
obstacle
"
sheer Synonyms
bluff
bold
cobwebby
curve
cut
diaphanous
filmy
gauzy
gossamer
perpendicularly
plain
see-through
sheer
slew
slue
swerve
transparent
trend
unmingled
unmixed
vaporous
veer
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