English dictionary
sheer
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
adjective
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
adjective
- not mixed with extraneous elements
adjective
- so thin as to transmit light
adverb
- completely and at once
adverb
- straight up or down without a break
verb
- cause to sheer
verb
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example sentences
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