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sheer
adjective
adverb
verb
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
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adjective
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
“absolute freedom”
adjective
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
“a bluff headland”
adjective
not mixed with extraneous elements
“plain water”
adjective
so thin as to transmit light
“a hat with a diaphanous veil”
adverb
completely and at once
“he fell sheer into the water”
adverb
straight up or down without a break
verb
cause to sheer
“She sheered her car around the obstacle”
verb
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
“The car cut to the left at the intersection”
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absolute freedom
an absolute dimwit
a downright lie
out-and-out mayhem
an out-and-out lie
a bluff headland
where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
a sheer descent of rock
plain water
sheer wine
not an unmixed blessing
a hat with a diaphanous veil
filmy wings of a moth
gauzy clouds of dandelion down
gossamer cobwebs
sheer silk stockings
he fell sheer into the water
She sheered her car around the obstacle
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right
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