Definitions of sheer
-
To
slip
or
move
aside.
Sheer
off,
to
move
to
a
distance.
-
Bright;
clear;
pure;
unmixed.
-
Being
only
what
it
seems
to
be;
obvious;
simple;
mere;
downright;
as,
sheer
folly;
sheer
nonsense.
-
Stright
up
and
down;
vertical;
prpendicular.
-
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.
-
Very
thin
or
transparent; -
applied
to
fabrics;
as,
sheer
muslin.
-
To
turn
aside
from
the
proper
course.
-
To
deviate
from
the
line
of
the
proper
course,
as
a
ship:
to
turn
aside.
-
To
turn
from
a
course.
-
To
swerve;
turn
aside.
-
cause
to
sheer; "
She
sheered
her
car
around
the
obstacle"
-
Among
seamen,
to
deviate
from
the
line
of
the
proper
course,
as
a
ship
when
not
well
steered;
to
turn
aside.
-
The
longitudinal
upward
curvature
of
the
deck,
gunwale,
and
lines
of
a
vessel,
as
when
viewed
from
the
side.
-
The
position
of
a
vessel
riding
at
single
anchor
and
swinging
clear
of
it.
-
A
turn
or
change
in
a
course.
-
Shears
See
Shear.
-
The
deviation
from
the
straight
line,
or
the
longitudinal
curve
or
bend
of
a
ship's
deck
or
sides.
-
Curve
of
a
ship's
deck
or
sides.
-
A
swerving
or
curving.
-
The
longitudinal
curve
or
bend
of
a
ship's
deck
or
sides;
the
position
an
which
a
ship
is
sometimes
kept
at
single
anchor,
to
keep
her
clear
of
it.
-
The
longitudinal
curve
or
line
which
a
ship's
deck
or
sides
presents
to
the
eye.
-
straight
up
or
down
without
a
break
-
directly; "
he
fell
sheer
into
the
water"
-
Clean;
quite;
at
once.
-
Perpendicularly;
straight.
-
Clear:
quite:
at
once.
-
so
thin
as
to
transmit
light; "
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"
-
Downright;
utter;
absolute;
as,
sheer
folly;
very
thin
or
transparent:
as,
a
sheer
fabric;
straight
up
and
down;
vertical;
steep;
as,
a
sheer
precipice.
-
Pure:
unmingled:
simple:
without
a
break,
perpendicular.
-
Clear;
quite;
vertically.
-
Pure;
mere;
perpendicular.
-
Unmitigated;
absolute;
down
right;
perpendicular;
steep.
-
Pure;
clear;
unmingled;
simple;
thin;
precipitous.
-
Pure;
separate
from
anything
else;
mere;
unmingled.
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