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sheer

/ sheer /
verb/adverb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to sheer
"She sheered her car around the obstacle"
Type of:
steer maneuver manoeuver
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adverb Sense 2
directly
"he fell sheer into the water"
adverb Sense 3
straight up or down without a break
verb Sense 4
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
"The motorbike veered to the right"
Type of:
turn
Kinds of:
peel off yaw
Derived:
swerve swerving veering course trend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
adjective satellite Sense 5
not mixed with extraneous elements
"plain water"
"sheer wine"
"not an unmixed blessing"
Similar:
pure
adjective satellite Sense 6
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"
Similar:
steep
adjective satellite Sense 7
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"
Similar:
thin
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
3
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steer maneuver manoeuver turn peel off yaw pure steep thin