sheer

Words with a similar base: sheer

'sheer'

[swerve.v.01] as in: turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Examples:
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right

'sheer'

[sheer.v.02] as in: cause to sheer

Examples:
She sheered her car around the obstacle

'sheer'

[absolute.s.01] as in: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Examples:
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

'sheer'

[plain.s.02] as in: not mixed with extraneous elements

Examples:
plain water
sheer wine
not an unmixed blessing

'sheer'

[bluff.s.01] as in: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

Examples:
a bluff headland
where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
a sheer descent of rock

'sheer'

[diaphanous.s.01] as in: so thin as to transmit light

Examples:
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

'sheer'

[sheer.r.01] as in: straight up or down without a break

'sheer'

[sheer.r.02] as in: directly

Examples:
he fell sheer into the water

Origins

					sheer (English)
└── skírr (Old Norse)

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