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    sheer - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sheer

    Definition
    (verb) turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    Synonyms : curve , cut , slew , slue , swerve , trend , veer
    Example Sentence
    • The car cut to the left at the intersection
    • The motorbike veered to the right
    Definition
    (verb) cause to sheer
    Example Sentence
    • She sheered her car around the obstacle
    Definition
    (adj) complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (adj) not mixed with extraneous elements
    Synonyms : plain , unmingled , unmixed
    Example Sentence
    • plain water
    • sheer wine
    • not an unmixed blessing
    Definition
    (adj) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
    Synonyms : bluff , bold
    Example Sentence
    • a bluff headland
    • where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
    • a sheer descent of rock
    Definition
    (adj) so thin as to transmit light
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (adv) straight up or down without a break
    Synonyms : perpendicularly
    Definition
    (adv) directly
    Example Sentence
    • he fell sheer into the water
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sheer

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SHEER and CLEAR which are rhyming words refer to something that is clean and pure.

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sheer sounds like veer...both exactly same meaning

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cover things by THIN TRANSPARENT SHEETS(SHEER)

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