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Definitions of sheer
  1. adjective
    not mixed with extraneous elements
    "sheer wine"
  2. adjective
    very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
    "a sheer descent of rock"

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  3. verb
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
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  4. adverb
    straight up or down without a break

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  5. adjective
    complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
    "got the job through sheer persistence" "sheer stupidity"
  6. adjective
    so thin as to transmit light
    "sheer silk stockings"
  7. verb
    cause to sheer
    "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
Definition that contains sheer
  • sheer cause to sheer
  • nylons women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
  • chiffon a sheer fabric of silk or rayon
  • organdy a sheer stiff muslin
  • rayons women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
  • organdie a sheer stiff muslin
  • ninon a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
  • nylon stocking women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
  • silk stocking women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
  • rayon stocking women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
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