ADJECTIVE | all | sheer, absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down | complete and without restriction or qualification / qualification |
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all | sheer, plain, unmingled, unmixed | not mixed with extraneous elements | |
all | sheer, bluff, bold | very steep | |
all | sheer, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby | so thin as to transmit light | |
VERB | motion | sheer, swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut | turn sharply |
motion | sheer | cause to sheer | |
ADVERB | all | sheer, perpendicularly | straight up or down without a break |
all | sheer | directly |
Sounds | shih'r | |
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Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... |
Meaning | complete and without restriction or qualification / qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers. | |
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Synonyms | absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down | |
Broader | complete | Having every necessary or normal part or component or step |
Spanish | absoluto, evidente, puro, redomado |
Meaning | not mixed with extraneous elements. | |
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Example | "sheer wine" | |
Synonyms | plain, unmingled, unmixed | |
Broader | pure | Free of extraneous elements of any kind |
Meaning | Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front. | |
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Example | "a sheer descent of rock" | |
Synonyms | bluff, bold | |
Broader | steep | Having a sharp inclination |
Spanish | perpendicular |
Meaning | So thin as to transmit light. | |
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Example | "sheer silk stockings" | |
Synonyms | diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby | |
Broader | thin | Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section |
Spanish | diáfano, transparente | |
Catalan | transparent |
Meaning | Straight up or down without a break. | |
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Synonym | perpendicularly | |
Spanish | perpendicularmente |
Meaning | directly. | |
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Example | "he fell sheer into the water" | |
Spanish | de lleno, directamente |
Meaning | Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Synonyms | swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut | |
Narrower | peel off | Leave a formation |
yaw | swerve off course momentarily | |
Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
Spanish | virar |
Meaning | Cause to sheer. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "She sheered her car around the obstacle" | |
Broader | steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise | direct the course |
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