SHEER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause to sheer
   Usage Example(s)
   • She sheered her car around the obstacle
   Hypernyms(s) sheer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • steer (what does steer mean?)
   • maneuver (what does maneuver mean?)
   • manoeuver (what does manoeuver mean?)
   • manoeuvre (what does manoeuvre mean?)
   • direct (what does direct mean?)
   • point (what does point mean?)
   • head (what does head mean?)
   • guide (what does guide mean?)
   • channelize (what does channelize mean?)
   • channelise (what does channelise mean?)
2. Meaning
   • turn sharply
   • change direction abruptly
   Synonym(s)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • slue (what does slue mean?)
   • swerve (what does swerve mean?)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   • veer (what does veer mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The car cut to the left at the intersection
   • The motorbike veered to the right
   Hypernyms(s) sheer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • peel off (what does peel off mean?)
   • yaw (what does yaw mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • swerve (what does swerve mean?)
   • swerving (what does swerving mean?)
   • veering (what does veering mean?)
   • course (what does course mean?)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • curved shape (what does curved shape mean?)
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • yaw (what does yaw mean?)
   • swerve (what does swerve mean?)
   • swerve (what does swerve mean?)
   • swerving (what does swerving mean?)
   • veering (what does veering mean?)
   • swerve (what does swerve mean?)
   • swerving (what does swerving mean?)
   • veering (what does veering mean?)

SHEER as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • very steep
   • having a prominent and almost vertical front
   Synonym(s)
   • bluff (what does bluff mean?)
   • bold (what does bold mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a bluff headland
   • where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
   • a sheer descent of rock
   Similar To
   • steep (what does steep mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not mixed with extraneous elements
   Synonym(s)
   • plain (what does plain mean?)
   • unmingled (what does unmingled mean?)
   • unmixed (what does unmixed mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • plain water
   • sheer wine
   • not an unmixed blessing
   Similar To
   • pure (what does pure mean?)
3. Meaning
   • so thin as to transmit light
   Synonym(s)
   • cobwebby (what does cobwebby mean?)
   • diaphanous (what does diaphanous mean?)
   • filmy (what does filmy mean?)
   • gauzy (what does gauzy mean?)
   • gossamer (what does gossamer mean?)
   • see-through (what does see-through mean?)
   • transparent (what does transparent mean?)
   • vaporous (what does vaporous mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hat with a diaphanous veil
   • filmy wings of a moth
   • gauzy clouds of dandelion down
   • gossamer cobwebs
   • sheer silk stockings
   • transparent chiffon
   • vaporous silks
   Similar To
   • thin (what does thin mean?)

SHEER as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • directly
   Usage Example(s)
   • he fell sheer into the water
2. Meaning
   • straight up or down without a break
   Synonym(s)
   • perpendicularly (what does perpendicularly mean?)