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sheer
adjective
1. Almost perpendicular; steep: sheer rock cliffs. See Synonyms at steep1.
2. Completely such, without qualification or exception: sheer stupidity; sheer happiness.
3. Considered or operating apart from anything else: got the job through sheer persistence.
4. Free from admixture or adulterants; unmixed: sheer alcohol. See Synonyms at pure.
5. Thin, fine, and transparent: sheer curtains; sheer chiffon. See Synonyms at airy.
adverb
1. Almost perpendicularly.
2. Completely; altogether.
3. In a complete manner .
4. Straight up or down without a break .
noun
1. A swerving or deviating course.
2. Nautical The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor.
3. A turn, deviation, or change in a course (as of a ship).
4. The position of a ship riding to a single anchor and heading toward it.
5. A sheer fabric.
verb
1. To deviate from a course .
2. To cause to sheer.
verb-transitive
1. To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
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