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What (who) is sheer - definition
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Sheer (disambiguation)
sheer
(sheerer, sheerest)
1.
You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else.
His music is sheer delight...
Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.
= pure
ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis]
2.
A sheer cliff or drop is extremely steep or completely vertical.
There was a sheer drop just outside my window...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
Sheer material is very thin, light, and delicate.
...sheer black tights.
ADJ
Sheer
·adv Clean; quite; at once.
II. Sheer ·noun A turn or change in a course.
III. Sheer ·vi Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
IV. Sheer ·vt To Shear.
V. Sheer ·noun Shears ·see Shear.
VI. Sheer ·vi Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
VII. Sheer ·vi Very thin or transparent;
- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
VIII. Sheer ·noun The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
IX. Sheer ·vi Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
X. Sheer ·noun The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
XI. Sheer ·vi To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to Swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle.
sheer
sheer1
¦ adjective
1. nothing other than; unmitigated: sheer hard work.
2. (of a cliff, wall, etc.) perpendicular or nearly so.
3. (of a fabric) very thin.
¦ adverb
1. perpendicularly.
2. archaic completely; right.
Derivatives
sheerly adverb
sheerness noun
Origin
ME: prob. an alt. of dialect shire 'pure, clear', from the Gmc base of shine.
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sheer2
¦ verb
1. (especially of a boat) swerve or change course quickly.
2. avoid or move away from an unpleasant topic.
¦ noun a sudden deviation from a course.
Origin
C17: perh. from Mid. Low Ger. scheren 'to shear'.
Usage
Confusion can arise between the verbs sheer and shear. Sheer means 'swerve or change course quickly' (the boat sheers off the bank), whereas shear usually means 'cut the wool off a sheep' or 'break off' (the wing had been sheared off).
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sheer3
¦ noun the upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern.
Origin
C17: prob. from shear.
Wikipedia
Sheer
Sheer may refer to:
- Sheer fabric, a semi-transparent and flimsy fabric
- Sheer (ship), a measure of longitudinal deck curvature in naval architecture
- Sheer curation, a lightweight approach to digital curation
- Sheer Islands, Nunavut, Canada
- Sheers, a form of two-legged lifting device
- Ireen Sheer, a German-British pop singer
- The Sheer, a Dutch pop band
Examples of use of sheer
1. Sheer outrage sent me running through the crowd; sheer surprise stopped the assailant in mid–punch.
2. This notwithstanding, AP spread sheer misinformation.
3. Let‘s start with the sheer mechanics of the place.
4. Now is the time for blame, recrimination and sheer astonishment.
5. "The sheer extent of the carnage makes it very difficult.