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| 1. | [ adjective ] complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | absolute out-and-out rank right-down downright | |
| 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 jo |
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| Related terms: | complete | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | absolute out-and-out rank right-down downright | |
| Examples: | "absolute freedom" "a downright lie" "out-and-out mayhem" "a rank outsider" "many right-down vices" "sheer stupidity" |
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| Related terms: | complete | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not mixed with extraneous elements | |
| Synonyms: | plain unmixed unmingled | |
| Examples: | "plain water" "sheer wine" "not an unmixed blessing" |
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| Related terms: | pure | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (transportation) turn sharply; change direction abruptly | |
| Synonyms: | veer swerve cut curve slue slew trend | |
| Examples: | "The car cut to the left at the intersection" "The motorbike veered to the right" |
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| Related terms: | turn peel_off yaw bend swerve yaw | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front | |
| Synonyms: | bold bluff | |
| Examples: | "a bluff headland" "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise" "a sheer descent of rock" |
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| Related terms: | steep | |
| 6. | [ adverb ] straight up or down without a break | |
| Synonyms: | perpendicularly | |
| 7. | [ adverb ] directly | |
| Examples: | "he fell sheer into the water" |
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| 8. | [ adjective ] so thin as to transmit light | |
| Synonyms: | transparent filmy gossamer see-through gauzy vaporous cobwebby diaphanous | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | thin | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (transportation) cause to sheer | |
| Examples: | : "She sheered her car around the obstacle" |
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| Related terms: | steer | |
| Similar spelling: |
Sher shear Shera Sheri Shery Shier shower Sheree Sherie Sherri sherry Shur Sherrow Sherrie Shor showery shire Shara shirr shore shrew Shari share Shira Shirah Shirey Shorea Shorey Sharri Sharie sharia Sharee Sharrow shariah seer |
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