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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | perpendicularly |
sheer::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down |
got the job through sheer persistence.
sheer stupidity.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous |
sheer silk stockings.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | steer, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, channelise, point |
She sheered her car around the obstacle.
Examples of sheer
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Simply because of the sheer volume of the snow, that could be ill-advised today.
From the dailyherald.com
The color is very subtle and gives lips a sheer blush that looks really natural.
From the sacbee.com
Through sheer determination, courage, incredible will power and enormous belief.
From the smh.com.au
One of the major problems is the sheer breadth and complication of the tax code.
From the independent.co.uk
To experience the sheer scale of the turbines, explore the zoomable image below.
From the bbc.co.uk
Her competitiveness and sheer determination to win is what helps drive the team.
From the dailyherald.com
This one was compelling because of the sheer number of players who had a chance.
From the sacbee.com
It's unclear whether politics, or stubbornness, or sheer pride are at play here.
From the chron.com
He had the confidence and the sheer audacity to take on the course in a new way.
From the independent.co.uk
- Absolute: 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"; " ...
- Straight up or down without a break
- Swerve: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
- Cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
- Directly; "he fell sheer into the water"
- Plain: not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
- The sheer is a measure of longitudinal main deck curvature, in naval architecture.
- Sheer fabric is fabric which is made using thin thread and/or low density of knit and which results in a semi-transparent and flimsy cloth. Some fabrics become transparent when wet.
- The Sheer is a Dutch band playing pop and melodic rock music.
