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sheer
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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
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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
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Sheer
Sheer adverb Clean; quite; at once. [ Obsolete] Milton. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/85
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Sheer
Sheer transitive verb [ See Shear .] To shear. [ Obsolete] Dryden. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/85
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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
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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
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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

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