Look up: sheer


  1. sheer
    [adv] - straight up or down without a break 2. [adv] - directly 3. [v] - cause to sheer
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=sheer

  2. Sheer
    Sheer adjective [ Middle English shere , skere , pure, bright, Icelandic sk...rr ; akin to skīrr , Anglo-Saxon scīr , Old Saxon skīri , Middle High German schīr , German ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/85

  3. Sheer
    Sheer adverb Clean; quite; at once. [ Obsolete] Milton.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/85

  4. Sheer
    Sheer transitive verb [ See Shear .] To shear. [ Obsolete] Dryden.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/85

  5. Sheer
    Sheer intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sheered ; present participle & verbal noun Sheering .] [ Dutch sheren to shear, cut, withdraw, warp. See Shear .] To dec...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/85

  6. Sheer
    Sheer noun 1. (Nautical) (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. 2...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/85

  7. sheer
    1. Bright; clear; pure; unmixed. 'Sheer ale.' 'Thou sheer, immaculate, and silver fountain.' (Shak) ... 2. Very thin or transparent; applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin. ... 3. Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense. 'A sheer impossibility....
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?sheer



  1. sheer
    adverb directly; `he fell sheer into the water`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sheer

  2. Sheer
    • (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. • (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. • (v. i.) Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin. • (v....
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sheer/

  3. sheer
    The curvature of the deck-line.
    Found op http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Boating-terms.html

  4. Sheer
    The upward curve of a vessel's longitudinal lines as viewed from the side.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_nautical_terms

  5. Sheer
    [ship] The sheer is a measure of longitudinal main deck curvature, in naval architecture. The practice of building sheer into a ship dates back to the era of small sailing ships. These vessels were built with the decks curving upwards at the bow and stern in order to increase stability by pr...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheer_(ship)

  6. Sheer
    is the colour of cosmetics shades with minimum colour pigment, that are often translucent in finish.
    Found op http://www.escentual.com/info/makeup/glossary

  7. Sheer
    The upward curve of a vessel's longitudinal lines as viewed from the side.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_nautical_terms

  8. sheer
    1) Abrupt 2) Absolute 3) Complete 4) Diaphanous 5) Downright 6) Fine 7) Gauzy 8) Gossamery 9) Hosiery description 10) Like chiffon 11) Like many a negligee 12) Like nylons 13) Like organza or chiffon 14)
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/sheer/1

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