Definitions
How to pronounce sheer:
Sheer - as an adverb
Completely
Example: "He fell sheer into the water"
Sheer - as an adjective satellite
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Example: "Absolute freedom"
Not mixed with extraneous elements
Example: "Plain water"
Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
Example: "A bluff headland"
So thin as to transmit light
Example: "A hat with a diaphanous veil"
Sheer - as a verb
Sheer - as a noun
A sheer curtain or fabric.
Example: "Use sheers to maximize natural light."
The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
Sheer - as an adjective
Very thin or transparent.
Example: "Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention."
Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
(by extension) downright; complete; pure.
Example: "I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing."
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
Example: "The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist."
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
Example: "It was a sheer drop of 180 feet."
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
SHEER has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
SHEER has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.
SHEER has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.
