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sheer
adjective(sheer)
not mixed with extraneous elements
Synonyms: plain, unmingled, unmixed,
Examples:
Sheer wine.
sheer
adjective(sheer)
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
Synonyms: bluff, bold,
Examples:
A sheer descent of rock.
sheer
verb(sheer)
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Synonyms: curve, cut, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer,
sheer
adverb(sheer)
straight up or down without a break
Synonyms: perpendicularly,
sheer
adjective(sheer)
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Synonyms: absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down,
Examples:
Got the job through sheer persistence.
Sheer stupidity.
sheer
adjective(sheer)
so thin as to transmit light
Synonyms: cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous,
Examples:
Sheer silk stockings.
sheer
verb(sheer)
cause to sheer
Examples:
She sheered her car around the obstacle.

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