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sheer
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[ adjective ] complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Synonyms Examples "absolute freedom" "an absolute dimwit" "a downright lie" "out-and-out mayhem" "an out-and-out lie" "a rank outsider" "many right-down vices" "got the jo Related terms |
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[ adjective ] complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Synonyms Examples "absolute freedom" "a downright lie" "out-and-out mayhem" "a rank outsider" "many right-down vices" "sheer stupidity" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)For sheer ambition , take the Decca series titled modestly `` Wisdom '' . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Despite the sheer beauty and spectacle of numerous documentaries , art films , and travelogues , despite the impressive financial success of such a recent development as Cinerama , the movies are at_heart a form of fiction , like the play , the novel , or the short_story . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)Centrally , however , the administrative problem was more complex and the sheer prestige of office was very likely an unfair advantage . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)He had a mean , unbroken sheer bastard in his outfit , and someone invented the name Trig for him . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not mixed with extraneous elements
Examples "plain water" "sheer wine" "not an unmixed blessing" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Not altogether a successful play , `` Epitaph_for_George_Dillon '' overcomes through sheer vitality and power what in a lesser work might be crippling . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Sheer plumpness , he knew , is not a vital part of the body and has no procreative functions . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (transportation) turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Examples "The car cut to the left at the intersection" "The motorbike veered to the right" Used in print (Anne McCaffrey, "The Ship Who Sang," 7th...)She instinctively sheered away from personal discussions but she filed the comment away for further meditation . |
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[ adjective ] very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
Examples "a bluff headland" "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise" "a sheer descent of rock" Used in print (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)The ceiling stayed solid above them at about eight hundred feet , and at_times the sheer cliffs seemed about to close_in . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] straight up or down without a break
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[ adverb ] directly
Examples "he fell sheer into the water" |
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[ adjective ] so thin as to transmit light
Examples "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" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (transportation) cause to sheer
Examples : "She sheered her car around the obstacle" Related terms |
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