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Definition of Sheer
(v. i.)
Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
(v. i.)
Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
(v. i.)
Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
(v. i.)
Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
(adv.)
Clean; quite; at once.
(v. t.)
To shear.
(v. i.)
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.
(n.)
The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
(n.)
The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
(n.)
A turn or change in a course.
(n.)
Shears See Shear.
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Synonyms of Sheer
Evident
Bare
Spare
Gauzy
Downright
Unpatterned
Uncompounded
Cobwebby
Unmixed
Unornamented
Vapourous
Right-Down
Out-And-Out(A)
Manifest
Patent
Absolute
Vaporous
Homely
See-Through
Unmingled
Unvarnished
Rank(A)
Gossamer
Bluff
Sheer(A)
Diaphanous
Apparent
Plain
Bold
Filmy
Gauze-Like
Unembellished
Transparent
Unmistakable
Vaporific
Miasmic
Vapourish
Crystalline
Pellucid
Vaporish
Ethereal
Limpid
Miasmal
Crystal Clear
Lucid
Vapourific
Guileless
Foreshorten
Veer
Bring Down
Wind
Turn Off
Edit Out
Arch
Twist
Hack
Trim Down
Write Out
Prune
Thin
Kink
Cut
Rationalize
Trim Back
Trim
Ignore
Swerve
Shorten
Crook
Edit
Thin Out
Cut Down
Skip
Abridge
Reduce
Rationalise
Arc
Contract
Burn
Dilute
Curve
Switch Off
Make Out
Geld
Slew
Disregard
Tailor
Cut Off
Turn Out
Snub
Slue
Slide
Issue
Cut Back
Abbreviate
Trend
Curl
Slip
Skid
Perpendicularly
Pure
Guiltless
Simple
Chaste
Holy
Spotless
Unpolluted
Classic
Immaculate
Stainless
Unspotted
Classical
Incorrupt
True
Unstained
Clean
Innocent
Unadulterated
Unsullied
Clear
Mere
Unblemished
Untainted
Continent
Perfect
Uncorrupted
Untarnished
Genuine
Real
Undefiled
Upright
Virtuous
Turn
Antonyms of Sheer
Impure
Uncomplete
Thick
Gradual
Incomplete
Adulterated
Stained
Unchaste
Filthy
Mixed
Sullied
Unclean
Indelicate
Polluted
Tarnished
Dirty
Immodest
Lewd
Foul
Indecent
Obscene
Tainted
Defiled
Gross
Homophones of Sheer
Schear
Scheer
Shear
Shere
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