intr. & tr.v., sheered, sheer·ing, sheers.

To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.

n.

1. A swerving or deviating course.
2. Nautical.
   1. The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.
   2. The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor.

[Probably partly from Low German scheren, to move to and fro (said of boats), and partly from Dutch scheren, to withdraw.]

sheer² (shîr)
adj., sheer·er, sheer·est.

1. Thin, fine, and transparent: sheer curtains; sheer chiffon. See synonyms at airy.
2. 1. Completely such, without qualification or exception: sheer stupidity; sheer happiness.
   2. Free from admixture or adulterants; unmixed: sheer alcohol. See synonyms at pure.
   3. Considered or operating apart from anything else: got the job through sheer persistence.
3. Almost perpendicular; steep: sheer rock cliffs. See synonyms at steep¹.

adv.

1. Almost perpendicularly.
2. Completely; altogether.

[Obsolete shere, thin, clear, partly from Middle English shir, bright, clear (from Old English scīr) and partly from Middle English skir, bright, clean (from Old Norse skærr).]

sheerly sheer'ly adv.
sheerness sheer'ness n.

kheer

Indian; creamed-rice dessert.

verb

To turn aside sharply from a straight course: chop², cut, skew, slue¹, swerve, veer. Nautical yaw. See change/persist.

sheer²

adjective

1. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, transparent, vaporous, vapory. See thick/thin.
2. Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter². Informal flat-out, positive. Chiefly British blooming. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.
3. Free from extraneous elements: absolute, perfect, plain, pure, simple, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed. See clean/dirty.
4. So sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: abrupt, bold, precipitous, steep¹. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.

adj

Definition: abrupt, steep
Antonyms: gradual, moderate, slow

adj

Definition: see-through, thin
Antonyms: heavy, impermeable, thick

adj

Definition: utter, absolute
Antonyms: indefinite, uncertain

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IN BRIEF: Transparent, see-through.

The ballerina's tutu was pink and sheer.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - ren, lutter, bar, ren og skær
adv. - lodret, meget stejl
n. - meget tynd

2.
v. intr. - dreje, skære
n. - skarp drejning, pludselig drejning

3.
n. - spring

Nederlands (Dutch)
louter, loodrecht, dun, doorzichtig, puur, alleen, slingeren

Français (French)
1.
adj. - pur, fin léger, à pic, léger, extra-fin (des bas)
adv. - de façon perpendiculaire, à pic
n. - (Tex) mousseline, rideau transparent

2.
v. intr. - effectuer un virage brusque
n. - écart/déviation brusque

3.
n. - embardée

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - rein, steil, (hauch)dünn
adv. - steil, ganz
n. - durchsichtiges Gewebe

2.
v. - vom Kurs abbringen od. abkommen, ausweichen
n. - Abweichung

3.
n. - Abbringen vom Kurs

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμιγής, σκέτος, (για ύφασμα) ημιδιαφανής, κατακόρυφος
adv. - εντελώς, ολότελα, κατακόρυφα
n. - παρέκκλιση πορείας
v. - παρεκκλίνω (κν. παρατιμονιάζω)

Italiano (Italian)
puro, trasparente, a picco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fino, transparente, direito
adv. - completamente, verticalmente
n. - desvio (m)
v. - desviar

Русский (Russian)
настоящий, единственный, чистый, легкий, отвесный, резкое отклонение от курса, кривизна борта, резко отклониться от курса, прямо, отвесно, абсолютно

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - mero, puro, completo, absoluto
adv. - perpendicularmente
n. - puro

2.
v. intr. - desviarse, torcer, doblar
n. - desviación, cambio de rumbo de dirección

3.
n. - arrufadura

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rent, idel, mycket tunn, genomskinlig, tvärbrant
adv. - tvärbrant, lodrätt, rakt upp, rakt, tvärt
n. - gir
v. - vända undan tvärt, gira

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 偏航, 急转向, 使偏航, 使急转向, 弦弧, 转向, 脊弧

2. 全然的, 绝对的, 纯粹的, 全然, 十足地, 垂直地, 陡峭地

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 偏航, 急轉向
v. tr. - 使偏航, 使急轉向
n. - 偏航, 弦弧, 轉向, 脊弧

2.
adj. - 全然的, 絕對的, 純粹的
adv. - 全然, 十足地, 垂直地, 陡峭地

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - (천, 피륙이) 얇고 비치는, 섞이지 않은, 완전한
adv. - 완전히, 수직으로
n. - 얇고 비치는 직물, 그것으로 지은 옷

2.
v. intr. - 방향을 바꾸어 나아가다, 피하다, 침로에서 벗어나다
n. - 침로에서 벗어나기, 외닻으로 정박할 때 옆으로 기운 배의 위치, 만곡 진행

3.
n. - 뱃머리와 선물의 위쪽을 향하는 배의 경사

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 全くの, 純然たる, ごく薄い, 険しい
v. - 向きを変える
adv. - 全く, 切り立って, 真っ逆さまに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطلق, مطبق, شفاف (ظرف) كليا, تماما (الاسم) أنحراف ألاتجاه (فعل) يحرف " ألسفينه ", تنحرف " ألسفينه "‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוחלט, גמור, טהור, שקוף, דק, תלול, מאונך‬
adv. - ‮אך ורק, בתלילות, לגמרי, במאונך‬
n. - ‮אריג שקוף של כותנה או פשתן, חפץ עדין‬
v. intr. - ‮שינה כיוון, פנה הצידה, סטה ממסלול, התרחק, הסתלק‬
n. - ‮שינוי כיוון, פנייה הצידה, סטייה ממסלול‬
n. - ‮התרוממות צללית האוניה לכיוון החרטום ולכיוון הירכתיים‬

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