sheer
adjective
- 1
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
absolute freedom
an absolute dimwit
- 2
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
a bluff headland
where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
- 3
not mixed with extraneous elements
plain water
sheer wine
- 4
so thin as to transmit light
a hat with a diaphanous veil
filmy wings of a moth
adverb
- 1
directly
he fell sheer into the water
- 2
straight up or down without a break
verb
- 1
cause to sheer
She sheered her car around the obstacle
- 2
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right
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